Warm Up 12/2 1.What are push factors? Example? 2.What are pull factors? Example??

Warm Up 12/2

1. What are push factors? Example?

2. What are pull factors? Example??

MIGRATION and SETTLEMENT Patterns in the USA

Think About It..

• Have you ever moved? How many times?

• Why did you move?

How Immigration has affected the United States: Past and Present

1. What is Migration? The movement of people

within a country or region.

Example: moving from Miami, Florida to Houston, Texas

Early Migration in the US & Canada: TIMELINE

Fill in the timeline on

your Worksheet

Early Migration TIMELINE

• Earliest - The Bering Strait Land Bridge once connected Asia and once connected Asia and North America. This allowed the North America. This allowed the first people to migrate to N. first people to migrate to N. America!!America!!

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Timeline

Earliest 1565-1775 1775- 17831803 1861-1865 1860-1900

Bering Strait Land Bridge

How did the Bering Strait Land Bridge affect migration? (Question #2)

Early Migration TIMELINE

• Between 1565 and 1775 the Spanish, French, and English colonized North America.

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Timeline

Earliest 1565-1775 1775- 17831803 1861-1865 1860-1900

Bering Strait Land Bridge

Spanish, French, English

colonized N. America

Early Migration Timeline

• The American Revolution (1775- (1775- 1783 ) led to the 1783 ) led to the creation of the creation of the United States of America.United States of America.

ADD TO TIMELINE


• The Louisiana Purchase of 1803of 1803 for $15 million dollars from the French doubled the size of the doubled the size of the United States.United States.

ADD TO TIMELINE

How would the Louisiana Purchase affect migration? (Question 3)


• The Civil War of 1861 –1865 1861 –1865 divided the United States into divided the United States into two separate countries.two separate countries.

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How would a CIVIL WAR affect migration to the US? (Question 5)

People did not immigrate to the US during this time


• From 1860 to 1900 the Oregon Trail and the railroads opened up opened up westward expansionwestward expansion in the US

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Oregon Trail

How would this affect migration? (Question 6)

US History of Immigration:Case Studies

1600s-1800s

• Who: Europeans

• Why:

A. Political freedom

B. Economic opportunities

Are these PUSH factors or PULL factors?

1900s-1980s

• Who:

A. Chinese and Japanese

• Why:

A. For railroad jobsIs this a PUSH factor or PULL factor?

1900s-1980s

• Who:

B. Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos

• Why:

B. Came to escape war

Is this a PUSH factor or PULL factor?

1970’s - Now

• Who: Latin Americans

• Why:

A.To escape bad governments

B.Economic opportunities

Are these PUSH factors or PULL factors?

Migration within the US

Why do people migrate within a country?

• PUSH FACTORS• Economic Recession• Economic Depression• Disasters• Crime• High Cost of Living

• PULL FACTORS• Family• Economic Opportunity• Better Education• Safety• Low Cost of Living

Migration within the USMigration Type:

Urbanization: The dramatic rise in the number of people living in cities

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umS3XM3xAPk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHDwRECFL8M

Question 6



Why Did Urbanization Occur?

• The Industrial Revolution transformed the United States from a rural, agricultural nation to an urban, industrial nation.

• When big factories and lots of jobs became available in the city, many citizens migrated from rural areas to urban centers.

Question 6

Migration within the US

Migration Type:

Suburbanization: Migration from urban to suburban areas

•What are the suburbs? A community connected economically with, and surrounding, the central city

Example: Jersey Village, Sugarland, and Tomball are suburbs of Houston.

Question 7

Why did suburbanization occur?

Beginning in the 1940’s large numbers of people began migrating from cities to surrounding suburbs.

Why: Safer neighborhoods, better schools

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBe0VCso0qs

Question 7



Technology Impacts on Migration

Technology

1. The St. Lawrence Seaway impacts migration because it connects the Atlantic Ocean with connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes in the interior of the Great Lakes in the interior of North America.North America.

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Technology

2. The Transcontinental Railroad impacts migration because it connected the west connected the west and east coasts.and east coasts.

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Technology

3. Irrigation and A/C impacted migration becayse they allowed allowed people to live in hot & dry climatespeople to live in hot & dry climates

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Technology affects Migration• The invention of air conditioning in 1902 and

the widespread use of irrigation opened up many hot and dry regions of the U.S. for increased migration and settlement.

IrrigationA/C

Technology

4. The Interstate Highway System in the US was started in the 1950’s. was started in the 1950’s. It impacted migration because it It impacted migration because it connected cities and suburbs, connected cities and suburbs, allowing people to live in the suburbsallowing people to live in the suburbs

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Settlement Patterns Flip to the back of your worksheet Number your maps

1. Top Left Map2. African American Settlement3. Asian American Settlement4. Hispanic American Settlement5. Native American Settlement6. White American Settlement

Regional Migration – Map #1

People are moving from the Northeast & Midwest to the South

“Rust Belt”

“Sun Belt”

Label Map #1


Cities in the Northeast (like Detroit) are losing jobs. While cities in the South (like Houston) are gaining jobs.

In other words, people are Moving away from Detroit...and moving to Houston

Detroit’s Economy

Unemployment = 29%

Household Income = $29,109

Pop. Change (since 2000) -11.9%

Houston’s Economy

Unemployment = 3.8%

Household Income = $40,285

Pop. Change (since 2000) +19%

Rust Belt vs. Sun Belt

Old Industries New Industries

(Northeast & Midwest) (South)


http://www.bmc.com/


Northeast& Midwest

SouthSouth

“Rust Belt”

“Sun Belt”

Add labels & arrows to Map 1


1. AT THE BOTTOM OF ALL THE MAPS WRITE THIS

•Rust Belt to Sun Belt Migration – people are moving from the Northeast and Midwest US to the South because there are more jobs and newer industries

2. Draw an arrow back to Map 1

Where do you think most African Americans are located in the US? Why?

Map 2 - Shade in your map where the most African Americans live

Where do you think most Asian Americans are located in the US? Why?

Map 3 - Shade in your map where the most Asian Americans live

Where do you think most Hispanic Americans are located in the US? Why?

Map 4 - Shade in your map where the most Hispanic Americans live

Where do you think most Native Americans are located in the US? Why?

Map 5 - Shade in your map where the most Native Americans live

Where do you think most white Americans are located in the US? Why?

Map 6 - Shade in your map where the most White Americans live

Warm Up 12/2 1.What are push factors? Example? 2.What are pull factors? Example??

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