Year 9 - Citizenship
Why do people migrate?
Why do people move around the world?
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Unit Summary
Pupils consider why people migrate, the impact it has on communities, whether migration should be controlled and what support is available to migrants.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain what migration is, why people migrate and describe the challenges and opportunities they may experience.
Key Notes
- Migration is when people move from one place to another, either within a country or across borders.
- People migrate for many reasons, including: work, education, lifestyle, retirement or to escape danger.
- Migration often involves big changes to daily life, identity and sense of belonging.
- Even planned migration can be long, expensive and involve strict rules and paperwork.
- Migrating is a complex process that can offer new opportunities but also involves significant challenges.
Vocabulary To Learn
- migration: the movement of people from one place to another, for example, moving from one country to another
- opportunity: the chance or the possibility to do something or go somewhere
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Migration only happens when people are escaping danger, like war or natural disasters.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Migration is when people move from one place to another, either within a country or across borders. People migrate for many reasons, including: work, education, lifestyle, retirement or to escape danger.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'migration'
the movement of people from one place to another, for example, moving from one country to another.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Migration only happens when people are escaping danger, like war or natural disasters. Correction: Many people are forced to migrate because of danger, but others choose to move for different reasons, like better jobs, studying or a different lifestyle. Migration is not always about escaping something bad, but about moving toward something better.
More Lessons In This Unit
- How does migration affect communities? Study Guide
- Is conflict a children's rights issue? Study Guide
- What are the benefits and drawbacks of controlling immigration? Study Guide
- What is the relationship between climate change and migration? Study Guide
- What support is available for migrants? Study Guide
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