WGS.SS.7.B

Explain how physical geography and push and pull forces, including political, economic, social, and environmental conditions, affect the routes and flows of human migration.

World Geography Studies · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010

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Vocabulary
physical geographypush and pull forcespolitical conditionseconomic conditionssocial conditionsenvironmental conditionsroutesflowshuman migration
Skills
  • explain (how physical geography affects human migration) #dok2
  • explain (how push and pull forces affect human migration) #dok2
  • describe (the impact of political, economic, social, and environmental conditions on migration routes and flows) #dok2
  • analyze (the relationships between geography, forces, and migration patterns) #dok3
Learning Targets
  • I can identify examples of physical geography affecting human migration. #dok1
  • I can define push and pull forces as they relate to migration. #dok1
  • I can explain how physical geography influences the routes and flows of human migration. #dok2
  • I can explain how political, economic, social, and environmental conditions serve as push or pull forces. #dok2
  • I can describe the impact of multiple conditions on migration patterns. #dok2
  • I can analyze how different factors interact to affect migration routes and flows. #dok3
  • I can evaluate the relative importance of push and pull forces in specific historical or current migration events. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • Migration patterns are shaped by a complex interplay between physical geography and social, political, economic, and environmental forces.
  • Push and pull factors determine not only why people migrate, but also the routes and flows that migration takes across the globe.
Essential Questions
  • How does physical geography influence the movement of people between different regions?
  • What are push and pull factors, and how do they affect migration?
  • In what ways do political, economic, social, and environmental conditions impact migration routes and flows?
  • How have patterns of human migration changed over time in response to geographic and societal factors?
  • What examples from history or current events illustrate the interaction of push and pull factors with migration?