What on earth is going on in these pictures?

Today we are learning…

What migration isWhat is meant by push and pull

factorsAbout the benefits and challenges of

migrationTo work together!

Migration

Migration is the movement of people from one place to another.

The movement may be just around a corner to a better house.

How many of you have ever moved house?

It may be from one part of the country to another in search of a job.

For many people country areas have very little to offer so they move to the towns and cities.

This is called rural to urban migration

OR

For many people a move to a different country holds many attractions.

This is called international migration.

Immigration is the migration of people into an area.

Emigration is the migration of people out of an area.

Emigration from Ireland

Immigration to Northern Ireland

Since 2004 lots of people from countries such as Poland and Lithuania have come to work in Northern Ireland.

It is thought that

Eastern European workers make up about 4% of Northern Ireland’s Population.

Why do people migrate?

People migrate for two reasons:

1. To get away from things that they do not like. These are known as push factors.

2. People are attracted to things that they do like. These are called pull factors.

Activity!

Sort the cards you have been given into two columns:

Push Factors

And

Pull Factors

Push Factors

Pull Factors

Push Factors Pull Factors

What would be the main push or pull factors in the following situations…?

Conflict in Iraq

Migrant from Poland

Activity!

Imagine you are a migrant from one of the pictures

You have just arrived in Derry1. What ‘pushed’ you from your home

country? 2. What ‘pulled’ you to Northern

Ireland? 3. Describe your first few days in the

city. Think about language difficulties,

making friends, finding a job etc.

Conclusion

What are the benefits of migration? Think about the origins of your favourite foods!

And even your favourite music!