Migration and Settlement

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil; drawing or spoken answers are welcome.
• Topic notes: Migration: movement from one place to another. Settlement: establishing a home or community in a place. Push factor: a stated condition encouraging departure. Pull factor: a stated condition attracting people to a destination.
• Original exercise cards: A fictional family moves from one region to another. / A fictional family makes a home after arriving. / A fictional family leaves because repeated flooding damages homes. / A fictional family chooses a destination near relatives. / A group builds a lasting community at its destination. / A fictional worker leaves because local work is unavailable. / A fictional worker chooses a place with available work. / A historical community’s movement between places is described.

Learn the idea

Migration means moving from one place to another. Settlement concerns making a home in a place. A push factor makes an original place difficult to remain in; a pull factor makes a destination appealing. Real migrations often have several causes, and not every move is voluntary.

Migration: movement from one place to another. Settlement: establishing a home or community in a place. Push factor: a stated condition encouraging departure. Pull factor: a stated condition attracting people to a destination.

Look for moving, making a home, a reason to leave or a reason to choose the destination. Ask an adult to read the notes and cards aloud. Point, draw or say your answer.

1. Ask an adult to read the four notes. Find the words Migration, Settlement, Push factor, Pull factor.
2. Look for moving, making a home, a reason to leave or a reason to choose the destination.
3. Read the worked answer. Then try the other cards and explain which words helped you choose.
4. Point to, draw or say two different examples: one for Migration and one for Settlement. Explain how their clues differ.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

New card: “A historical community’s movement between places is described.” Match it with a note, then point to or say the words that helped. Check: The card says: “A historical community’s movement between places is described.” That matches Migration. Migration is movement from one place to another.

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