Migration Streams | Geographic Alliance of Iowa

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This lesson was created for students from seventh to twelfth grade and was designed for students to learn about migration and the reasons why it occurs.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Human Geography

English

Reading

Theme

Population

Cartography/Maps

Cultural/Social

21st Century Universal Constructs

Critical Thinking

Region

United States

North America

Latin America

Chile

Five Themes of Geography

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Movement

Region

Common Core Standards

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

Readings Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies (RH)

Iowa Core 21st Century Standards

TL 3. Apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information

National Geographic Standards

1. How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective

3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface

9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface

12. The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 1. Understand the use of geographic tools to locate and analyze information about people, places, and environments

GE 3. Understand how human factors and the distribution of resources affect the development of society and the movement of populations