Year 8 - Geography
Inequality and migration
Global inequalities and development: how does life vary around the world?
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about the patterns, causes and impact of inequality around the world. Pupils will investigate how patterns of inequality affect people and places and how attempts have been made to reduce the development gap.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the link between migration and inequality.
Key Notes
- Inequality in wealth between countries can lead to migration.
- On average, people are more likely to move from lower-income countries to higher-income countries.
- Inequality in safety between countries can lead to migration.
- Refugees often have to flee quickly and they are likely to go to a bordering country.
- Listening to people's experiences of migration helps us understand the variety of reasons people move.
Vocabulary To Learn
- forced migration: when people are forced to migrate due to war, famine, climate change or natural disasters
- voluntary migration: when people choose to migrate to improve their income and quality of life
- refugee: a person who has been forced to leave their country and cannot return home safely
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Most people who have to flee their home due to war will travel a long distance away from their country.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Inequality in wealth between countries can lead to migration. On average, people are more likely to move from lower-income countries to higher-income countries.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'forced migration'
when people are forced to migrate due to war, famine, climate change or natural disasters.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Most people who have to flee their home due to war will travel a long distance away from their country. Correction: Although some refugees will travel a long distance, most people who have to leave quickly for their own safety will travel to a neighbouring country.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Changes in wealth and quality of life over time Study Guide
- Climate justice and environmental inequality Study Guide
- Gender and inequality Study Guide
- GIS: Analysing inequality at different scales Study Guide
- Grassroots movements and development Study Guide
- Lives around the world Study Guide
- Measuring and mapping development Study Guide
- Past and present causes of inequality Study Guide
- Perspectives on inequality and development Study Guide
- Physical geography and development Study Guide
- Strategies to support development Study Guide
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