Migration Part 1

Today's lesson involves investigating an interactive map.

Go to the website:  http://www.iom.int/world-migration (you can copy and paste to your browser)

When you click on a country, it will show you how many migrants come to/from the country and where they go/come from.  The In/Out switch is at the top.

Once you click on a country, you can hover over any other place on the map to see how many people go to/from your selected country.

Migration Flow Interactive Map Questions:

Directions: Observe the international migration, 2015 map and find patterns in migration.

1. What country hosts the largest population of migrants? What other countries also host a very large population of migrants (List at least 3)?

2. Why do you think these countries attract, or “pull” migrants? (List at least one economic, political, and social reason)

3. List 3 countries that host a very small population of migrants?

4. Why do you think these countries lose or”push” away migrants? (Again—think about economic, political, and social reasons)

5. Name 2 countries that are taking in more than 250,000 migrants.

6. Based on what you observe in the map, can you make any hypotheses about migratory relationships between countries? State and defend at least one hypothesis. (EX: It is probable that Country A takes in many migrants from Country B because they are very close geographically. The maps also show that Country A is gaining migrants, while B is losing migrants).