15.2 SkillBuilder activity GEOGRAPHICAL INQUIRY 1. As a class or in small groups, create a survey to gather migration information from your class, your year level, your whole school or your wider community. Construct questions that address: • the categories of migration types • whether the migration was international (between countries) or internal (within a country) • the place of origin • the place of destination • push factors • pull factors. 2. After gathering your data, decide how to outline your findings. You may wish to consider creating maps, graphs, or tables, and incorporating the use of relevant images.
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REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Anh Do’s family migrated internationally. Identify their country of origin. A. Cambodia B. Vietnam C. Laos D. Indonesia 2. Determine whether the following statements are True or False. a. The decision to migrate was forced on Anh Do and his family. This means that they freely chose to move for reasons that benefitted them. b. War is a pull factor. c. Religious freedom is a push factor. d. Desertification is a push factor. e. Internal migration is when migrants choose to move from one place within a country to another. 3. Seasonal migrants move for a specific period of time for ________ or due to ________ reasons. 4. List two examples of push factors. 5. List two examples of pull factors. 6. Explain the difference between forced and voluntary migration. Provide an example in your response. ANALYSE AND APPLY 7. Distinguish between push and pull factors. 8. ‘Seeking greater educational opportunities is a major reason for internal migration in many nations.’ Determine whether this statement is True or False. Justify your answer. 9. Imagine you live in a rural village in India with no work. Create a list of all the possible attractions of moving to an urban area. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 10. Discuss the issues that may make you leave the country that you and your family have grown up in. Evaluate why people would make such a difficult decision. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
TOPIC15 Changing nations – urbanisation and migration 425
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