Why They Come– Push and Pull Factors in Migration

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students have an opportunity to identify push and pull factors in contemporary migration and compare these factors to historical movements of people into America.
Author: 
Donna Frank
Grade Range: 
7-High School
Duration: 
1 class period
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
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Student Materials: 
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Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on Earth's surface
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations