Migration

What causes people to move?

• Task Describe three reasons why people move to a student next to you.

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Cause Explanation

Directions:

1. The cause will be the headline

2. Explanation is in the box

3. Record the type (Economic, Political, or Social) in the Cause box

Cause #1 - JOBS

• New jobs cause urbanization

• People are looking for a higher standard of living

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Cause Explanation

1. Jobs

(Economic)

- New jobs cause urbanization

- People are looking for a higher standard of living

Cause #2 - OUTSOURCING• US businesses outsource

many jobs to India

• Outsourcing transferring jobs to other countries to save money on labor costs

• Example Microsoft hiring people in India to answer customer service calls

Clip Question

1. What effect does outsourcing have on the Indian economy and migration?

Why would US companies choose India?

- English language

- Can pay cheaper wages

- Good education system

- Comparative Advantage – to do the same job better or cheaper

Cause #3 - EDUCATION

• In many urban areas, schools in India are excellent.

Clip Question1. According to the clip

who has a better education system, India or the US? Explain why.

Cause #4 – RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES

• Many areas suffer from violence between Muslims and Hindus

What effect will this have on migration?

Cause #5 – RURAL PROBLEMS

Characteristics of rural India:- Limited opportunities for women- Lower standard of living - Poor food output- Bad farming techniques- Horrible schools

What effect will this have on migration?

Stories

• Directions: - Use the prompt to develop a story about the migration of

your character.

- Include information from today’s notes.

- Each story must be at least three sentences long.

- Each story must also have a picture.

- Instead of writing a story, you may sketch a three scene cartoon with dialogue or captions

Closure – Blog Entry

• Choose one of the people from the choices on the following slide.

• Write a blog entry explaining how your life has changed since you migrated to the city of Bangalore, India from rural India.

2. Vama, Student- Attended Mumbai University and graduated with degree in Computer Science and Communications

- Looking for work in Bangalore, India

1. Chanda - Spends most of her day searching for water for her 5 children

- Often goes without food because of her villages poor farming techniques

- Lives in a mud house that leaks during rainstorms

3. Sanjay- His children attend a school for grades K-12 in rural India

- All grade levels work in the same room. Students do not have chairs, books, or writing utensils

- Wants his children to someday work for a US company in India

4. Ramesh- Grew up as a Muslim in a predominantly Hindu neighborhood.

- Lost both his parents in a terrorist attack on a shopping center near his house.

Can’t practice his religion without fear of violence from Hindus