Why do people want out?
What's going on in Syria?
Studies have shown that the extreme dryness, combined with other factors, including misguided agricultural and water-use policies of the Syrian government, caused crop failures that led to the migration of as many as 1.5 million people from rural to urban areas. This in turn added to social stresses that eventually resulted in the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad in March 2011. (1)
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DON'T FORGET! THIS IS STILL GOING ON!
Task 1: Referencing the video above, what is going on in Syria?
Using evidence from the videos, link and twitter feeds above, answer the following question:
"Why is there conflict in Syria?"
Create a mind-map in your groups to explain what's going on? Why? What's being done? Etc....
Using evidence from the videos, link and twitter feeds above, answer the following question:
"Why is there conflict in Syria?"
Create a mind-map in your groups to explain what's going on? Why? What's being done? Etc....
Lee's model of Push Pull factors
Lee's migration model: This a simple model which shows people migrate because of a combination of push and pull factors. The model also suggests that there are factors that encourage people to stay in their location and possibly factors in their desired destination which discourage them from moving there. (2)
Task 2: As a group, list the factors that would cause you to leave your Hong Kong? |
2a: Can you correctly sort the push pull factors. Click below
Task 3 - Re create the diagram below in your book and annotate it with information your group researches on the Syrian crisis. Make sure to include details about the different intervening obstacles, the different intervening places and the problems they face at these places.
(1) Fountain, Henry. "Researchers link Syrian conflict to a drought made worse by climate change." The New York Times 2.2015 (2015): A13.
(2) Greenfield Geography. "Movement Responses - Migration." http://greenfieldgeography.wikispaces.com/Movement+responses+-+Migration. Web accessed 8.03.2018
(2) Greenfield Geography. "Movement Responses - Migration." http://greenfieldgeography.wikispaces.com/Movement+responses+-+Migration. Web accessed 8.03.2018