Directions: Turn to your migration page.

SOLUTIONSUrban Sprawl is solved through Smart Growth…

1. Limit Growthwith laws boundaries.

2. Urban RenewalRestoring downtownneighborhoods.

3. Sustainable Communities – where people live and work

URBAN SPRAWL REVIEW:

• Directions: As you watch the clips about Portland, OR and Celebration FL answer the questions below on your URBAN SPRAWL PAGE.

Portland Clip

1. How is Portland trying to solve Urban Sprawl?

Celebration Clip

2. Explain why Celebration is considered a sustainable community.

Table of Contents

Date Title Lesson #

10/13 Immigration - Political 23

10/14 Immigration - Economic 24

10/15 Migration 25

10/16 Urban Sprawl 26

10/17 Push Factors for Migration 27

Directions: Draw a line underneath your urban sprawl notes and title the page “Push Factors for Migration”

Migration – the movement of people within a country.

Examples:

-Orso

- Kid goes to college at LSU

- Friend gets a

new job.

Why I’m Here…

Task As you view the next few slides...

- Write the five PUSH FACTORS for migration that moved me from Baltimore, MD to Houston, TX.

Push Factor

Explanation

1. No Family

- People migrate when they have no family nearby

2. High Cost of Living - Baltimore

$150,000 in Baltimore

2. Low Cost of Living - Houston

Houston - $150,000

Why I’m Here…

Task As you view the next few slides...

- Write the five PUSH FACTORS for migration that moved me from Baltimore, MD to Houston, TX.

Push Factor

Explanation

1. No Family

- People migrate when they have no family nearby

2. High Cost of Living

- People move to find cheaper housing.

3. Crime

3. Crime

4. Disasters

-People leave areas after natural disasters.

- Examples: Katrina (New Orleans), Ike (Galveston)

5. Depression – a year of decline in economic activity.

- GDP decreases for a year.

Economic Push Factors

6. Recession – period of decline in economic activity.- GDP decreases 6 months in a row.

Clip Question: Part 1: How will the recession map affect

migration?

Part 2: Why are people coming to Houston?

Economic Differences

7. Lack of Jobs – People will move where the best jobs are found

Example: People moving from Detroit, Michigan to Houston, Tx in search of jobs

Economic Differences

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

Moving away from Detroit...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%

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Detroit Now

Detroit Now Clip

1. What is the standard of living in Detroit now?

2. How will this affect migration?

• Detroit Video

Create a Migration Story - AssignmentPart 1: Detroit

- Draw a cartoon of a person living in Detroit. - Include at least 4 push factors that will contribute to his/her migration to the US.

Part 2: Houston- Draw the same person living in his/her new home in Houston- Include at least 2 pull factors that brought him/her to Houston.

Part 3: Create a plan to deal with all of the migration coming to Houston– What are three things that Houston will need to deal with all of the

migration? (What problems will occur? Think about services)

Houston vs. Detroit

• Create a plan to fix Detroit’s problems– What are the causes of Detroit’s problems.

• Explain the two that had the biggest contribution

– What are three things that could help Detroit? – How will you provide these? (What must the city do to make this

happen?)

• Create a plan to deal with all of the migration coming to Houston– What are three things that Houston will need to deal with all of

the migration? – How will you provide these? (What must the city do to make this

happen?)

Houston vs. Detroit - LPart 1: Detroit ExplanationYOU CAN SKIP IT

Part 2: Who Killed Detroit3. How did the former Mayor of Detroit (Coleman Young) hurt the city?

(paragraphs 1 -2)

4. How did congressman Dingel hurt the city (paragraph 3)

5. How did the UAW hurt the city (pargraph 4)

Part 3: Saving Detroit6. What are three things that could help Detroit? (address each of the

causes in part 2)

So how do Regional Differences impact migration?

Northeast& Midwest

SouthSouth

People are moving from the Northeast & Midwest to the South

Rust Belt vs. Sun Belt(Northeast) (South)

Old Industries New Industries

Detroit Population Changes over time

• Detroit Population Change Website! – Current population (2008) is only

912,062