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Migration Flowchart

Use the case file to investigate why people migrate and trace one migration journey. Migration is the movement of people to a new place to live, temporarily or permanently. An origin is where a journey begins; a destination is where it ends. Push factors encourage people to leave, while pull factors attract people to a new place. A factor can affect people differently, and people may have more than one reason for moving.

Case file: A journey to the coast

Anh’s family lives in a small inland town in Australia. After several years of drought, the local farm has less work and the family has found it difficult to earn a steady income. Anh’s mother receives an offer for a nursing job in Brisbane, where Anh’s aunt also lives. The family decides to move. They hope the new job will provide a steady income and that being near relatives will help them settle in. Brisbane is a large city, so the family will need to find housing and get to know a new community.

Investigate the reasons

Read the case file carefully. Use evidence from it in your answers.

1.In your own words, explain what migration means. Use the case file to identify where Anh’s family is moving from and where they are moving to.

2.Is Anh’s family’s move internal or international migration? Choose the best answer and explain how you know.

Internal migration, because the move is within Australia.
International migration, because the family is moving to a different city.
International migration, because the family is moving for work.

3.Which detail from the case file is a push factor? Choose one.

Anh’s aunt lives in Brisbane.
Anh’s mother has a nursing job offer.
Drought has reduced farm work and made income less steady.
Brisbane is a large city.

4.Identify two pull factors attracting the family to Brisbane. Include one piece of case-file evidence for each.

5.Label each reason as a push factor or a pull factor for Anh’s family: (a) reduced farm work after drought; (b) a nursing job offer in Brisbane; (c) Anh’s aunt lives in Brisbane.

6.According to the case file, where is the family moving from and to? What does this information tell you about the move, and what can’t it tell you about the family’s exact travel route?

7.Complete this flowchart in order: Origin → one push factor → Destination → one pull factor. Use details from Anh’s story.

Draw a clear flowchart for Anh’s family. Include origin, at least one push factor, destination, at least two pull factors, and one possible challenge after arrival. Connect the boxes with arrows. Use the case file; the challenge should be a reasonable inference.

8.The case file says the family will need to find housing and get to know a new community. Explain why these could be challenges when people migrate to a city.

9.A classmate says, “Everyone who moves to a city has the same experience.” Give one reason this claim is too simple, using evidence from Anh’s story.