Migration Model
Pull factors are when someone was forced to go out of the country.
Examples include:
War
Religious Prosecution
Natural Disasters
Unemployment
Low pay rates
Push factors are when someone is attracted to a country.
Examples include:
Warm Climate
Spacious Environment
Low Crime Rates
Highly Paid Jobs
High Quality Education
Obstacles are when someone of something is making it difficult to migrate of prevent you from migrating.
Examples include:
Transport Difficulties
Language Barrier
Lack of Money
No Passport or Visa
Leaving Family and Friends
e.g.
Read the following migration story, then complete the table below with the type of migration, push factors, pull factors and obstacles that are relevant to the story:
George’s family had lived in their country for at least two hundred years. Where exactly they had come from before that was unclear because the family kept it quiet. They wanted to fit in. People knew they were different though, their skin colour was different and their religion was different to the official religion of the country. It was not possible to find and join others with their religion - the family had been threatened several times by the Police for trying. As long as George’s family followed the country’s strict laws on religion and not challenging the government, they were left alone to farm their land - farms they had bought through hard work over the generations. All that changed when the Government was overthrown by a military coup. The new military leader began an immediate crackdown on people who were considered enemies. This included anyone from a minority religion, race or culture like George’s family. Their land was taken by the Government. They were allowed to keep farming it because the food they grew was needed. However, because they did not own the land anymore, they had to pay expensive rent to the Government. George’s family could now barely survive. George’s younger brothers had to leave school to work on the farm. George’s sister had been at university but had to leave. The family managed for three years, then George’s father died because he was no longer entitled to medical care. Shortly after that, a hailstorm completely destroyed their crops. They would no longer have an income or food supply. George persuaded his mother that they should move to the neighbouring country, where education and medical care was free and where their religion was accepted. They would not be allowed to take any money or possessions, but George had heard that wages for farm workers were good. George’s sister refused to go because she was now engaged. The family gave their last remaining money to her and started the long walk to their new country. They could not use transport as they were refused passports and the border was closed by the Police. On the five day walk across mountains, temperatures dropped below freezing and George’s mother died of the cold. The three brothers reached their new country broke, with only half their family, but they felt safe and soon they found work.
Type of migration? (see your definitions from Lesson1)
Asylum Seeker
Push factors in the story:
-Family could barely survive
-Had to pay expensive rate to government
-Hard to join in with the people in their country
-They needed to obey stricter laws than the other people in the country
-Hailstorm destroyed crops
Pull factors in the story:
-Better wages
-Education was free in the other country
-Medical was free in the other country
-Better living conditions
Obstacles in the story:
-They had no proper transport
-Conditions of transport was harsh
-George had to leave his sister behind
-Could not take any money or possessions with them
Examples include:
War
Religious Prosecution
Natural Disasters
Unemployment
Low pay rates
Push factors are when someone is attracted to a country.
Examples include:
Warm Climate
Spacious Environment
Low Crime Rates
Highly Paid Jobs
High Quality Education
Obstacles are when someone of something is making it difficult to migrate of prevent you from migrating.
Examples include:
Transport Difficulties
Language Barrier
Lack of Money
No Passport or Visa
Leaving Family and Friends
e.g.
Read the following migration story, then complete the table below with the type of migration, push factors, pull factors and obstacles that are relevant to the story:
George’s family had lived in their country for at least two hundred years. Where exactly they had come from before that was unclear because the family kept it quiet. They wanted to fit in. People knew they were different though, their skin colour was different and their religion was different to the official religion of the country. It was not possible to find and join others with their religion - the family had been threatened several times by the Police for trying. As long as George’s family followed the country’s strict laws on religion and not challenging the government, they were left alone to farm their land - farms they had bought through hard work over the generations. All that changed when the Government was overthrown by a military coup. The new military leader began an immediate crackdown on people who were considered enemies. This included anyone from a minority religion, race or culture like George’s family. Their land was taken by the Government. They were allowed to keep farming it because the food they grew was needed. However, because they did not own the land anymore, they had to pay expensive rent to the Government. George’s family could now barely survive. George’s younger brothers had to leave school to work on the farm. George’s sister had been at university but had to leave. The family managed for three years, then George’s father died because he was no longer entitled to medical care. Shortly after that, a hailstorm completely destroyed their crops. They would no longer have an income or food supply. George persuaded his mother that they should move to the neighbouring country, where education and medical care was free and where their religion was accepted. They would not be allowed to take any money or possessions, but George had heard that wages for farm workers were good. George’s sister refused to go because she was now engaged. The family gave their last remaining money to her and started the long walk to their new country. They could not use transport as they were refused passports and the border was closed by the Police. On the five day walk across mountains, temperatures dropped below freezing and George’s mother died of the cold. The three brothers reached their new country broke, with only half their family, but they felt safe and soon they found work.
Type of migration? (see your definitions from Lesson1)
Asylum Seeker
Push factors in the story:
-Family could barely survive
-Had to pay expensive rate to government
-Hard to join in with the people in their country
-They needed to obey stricter laws than the other people in the country
-Hailstorm destroyed crops
Pull factors in the story:
-Better wages
-Education was free in the other country
-Medical was free in the other country
-Better living conditions
Obstacles in the story:
-They had no proper transport
-Conditions of transport was harsh
-George had to leave his sister behind
-Could not take any money or possessions with them