006 - International Migration
Syllabus Point
Evaluate (AO3) international migrations in terms of their geographic (socio-economic, political, environmental) impacts at their origins and destinations.
Key Terminology
- Evaluate
- Country of origin
- Destination or Host country
Use your 'Geography Course Companion' text book by Nagle and Cooke pages 16 and 17, the 'Command Term' posters in the classroom and the useful links provided below:
Useful Links
Activity One - Discuss
Very few of you were born within Switzerland which means your parents chose to come to this area of the world. In small groups answer the following questions:
- Write down all the reasons why your parents chose to live in this area of the world.
- What type of migrants are you?
- Would you stay in Switzerland? Justify your answer.
- If you do move where would you want to live and why?
Useful Links
Activity Two - Describe
Using the infographic below describe the changing face of international migration.
Activity Three - Who, Where and Why
Take a piece of A3 paper and divide it in to four. Take each heading below separately and write it in one of the sections on your paper.
- Who
- Where
- Why
- Interesting facts
Watch the Youtube clip and click on the link in the useful resources section and begin to fill in the sections on your paper.
Useful Resources
Activity Four - Draw
It is a geographical skill to be able to draw a map with 'value', but what does that actually mean?
- Where could we draw a map in an exam?
- How do we add value to a map?
- Draw a map of the USA and show movement of people from Mexico to the USA on it. Add value!
What every map needs?
- Should fill at least 2/3 of an A4 page.
- Draw in pencil - we all make mistakes.
- Box around the map.
- Title
- Key
- Scale (we are not cartographers so you will need to write - not to scale in brackets)
- Compass Points
- Add Value - annotations, desire lines etc.
Useful Links
Activity Five - Impact
The main focus of this syllabus point is the impact the migration process has on both the country of origin and the country of destination/host country. Remember impacts consider the positive and negative implications and in Geography we need to think SEEP. Divide a piece of A4 paper in to four sections for the four key geographical factors - Social, Economic, Environmental and Political. On one side bullet point the positives of migration for the USA in green and on the other write the negatives in red. Complete the same process for Mexico. Use the useful links below to help you complete this task.
Useful Resources
General
- 'Global Interactions' IB Geography Case Studies for the Higher Level Extension text book pages 58-71.
Positives
Negatives - The not so hidden side of international migration.
