Humanities Alive 8 VC 3E

LESSON 15.2 What is migration?

LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson, you should be able to: • define key terms related to the concept of migration • identify different types of migration • understand the difference between push and pull factors for migration.

Tune in A range of factors influence the decision of people to leave one place to live in another. Some factors may be more significant than others.

FIGURE1 Millions of people every year flee their homes in search of a better life.

Consider FIGURE1 . 1. Discuss reasons why people may try to make a dangerous journey across the ocean on a small boat like the one in FIGURE1. 2. What are the risks associated with a journey like this? 3. Discuss the issues that the people in FIGURE 1 would face once they arrive in a new country.

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