Human Migration Vocabulary Cards
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Human Migration Vocabulary Cards
Vocabulary Cards
Cut or fold along the lines to make study cards. Each card has a word and a student-friendly meaning.
MIGRATION Movement of people from one place to another, either within a country or across a border.
PUSH FACTOR A condition that makes people want or need to leave a place, such as conflict, danger, or lack of work.
PULL FACTOR A condition that attracts people to a new place, such as safety, family, education, or jobs.
EMIGRATE To leave one country to live in another. The perspective is the country someone leaves.
IMMIGRATE To enter a country to live there. The perspective is the country someone moves to.
REFUGEE A person forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or serious danger.
NOMAD A person or community that moves regularly, often following seasonal resources; nomadic ways of life vary across cultures.
ADAPTATION A change people make to meet the conditions of a place, such as using different building materials or growing different crops.
ARTIFACT An object made or used by people in the past that can provide evidence about their lives and culture.
CULTURE The shared ways of life of a group, including language, beliefs, food, arts, and traditions. Culture can change and be shared.
Use the Words
Read this scenario: After repeated drought damaged crops and made water scarce, Carlos's family left their rural community in one country and moved to another country where relatives lived and jobs were available. They carried a cooking pot that had belonged to Carlos's great-grandparent. They learned new local customs while keeping family traditions. The details are fictional; people migrate for many different reasons.
- A person who moves regularly with seasonal resources
- A person forced to leave their country to escape serious danger or persecution
- A person who visits another country for a short holiday
- A person who studies objects from the past
- A community moves seasonally to find water and grazing for its animals
- A family moves once to a nearby apartment
- A student travels to school each morning
- A shop opens in a new city
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