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Key Questions: What is the migration model? What are New Zealands key population statistics? Do Now: Guess the answers to the following: 1. How many people live in NZ? 2. What percentage of the population live in the North Island? 3. How many people live in Auckland? 4. What are the four biggest cities in NZ?
2. Give FOUR reasons for your choice one for each of the main reasons above.
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It consists of the following components: Origin: Where the people move from Destination: Where the people move to Push factors: Negative aspects of the origin Pull factors: Positive aspects of the destination Issues: Positive and negative consequences of the movement of people for both the origin and the destination Obstacles: Things that prevent people from moving, even if they want to Interactions: How people can communicate between the two places Counterflow: The movement of people back to the origin
Key Questions: What are the five main migration trends in NZ? What causes NZers to move to Australia? What causes people from Asia/Pacific to come to NZ?
Do Now: Complete the worksheet from yesterday (New Zealand General Population Info)
You lose your job when the sawmill closes PUSH (Economic) Housing costs a lot more in the city than where you live now OBSTACLE (Economic) Moving costs are very high OBSTACLE (Economic) You want to improve your qualifications PULL (Social) Your girlfriend lives in the city PULL (Social) There are a lot more jobs in the city PULL (Economic) An earthquake wrecked the sawmill PUSH (Natural) Your father was injured in a tractor accident OBSTACLE (Social)
44% of NZ businesses report skill shortages and difficulty in finding the right person for the job (world average = 34%)
30% of the immigrants from New Zealand to Australia were born outside of NZ, so Australians complain that it is like a back-door entry for unskilled migrants. NZers got a bad reputation for arriving in Australia and then going on welfare, but since 2001 they now have to wait 2 years
The last 15 years have seen a massive increase in Asian immigration, since the country of origin criterion was removed from visa applications. Asian immigrants have contributed millions of dollars to the NZ economy, and has strengthened trade links with Asian countries Because most immigrants arrive and stay in Auckland, house prices have increased dramatically. On average, a house in Auckland doubles in price every nine years. Many Asians are attracted to NZ for the lifestyle, and for education especially to learn English.
Practice Paragraphs: (a) Choose ONE of the External Migration Patterns. In your paragraph, explain TWO reasons why people move (Push or Pull factors), and ONE obstacle to that movement. Use specific data in your answer. (b) For the same migration pattern as in (a) explain TWO issues created by this migration, in either the origin or the destination.
Rodney District
Waitakere District
Auckland City
Manukau City
Papakura District
Franklin District
Practice Exam on Monday BRING A RULER! RULER! RULER! Skills Exam: - Drawing graphs - Latitude and longitude - Grid references - Precis map - Geographic Concepts Population Exam: Contour lines (including underwater) Reading resources/maps/charts Direction (of rivers too!) Climate graphs Measuring distance
Indias population density and distribution. You need to know the five main areas of India, the density of each area, and why they have high, medium or low densities with specifics.
obstacles and issues for at least ONE of the external migration patterns and at least ONE of the internal migration patterns, with examples. You may also need to show this on a map. External: 1. NZ Australia 2. Asia/Pacific NZ Internal: 1. Rural to Urban drift (Northland Auckland) 2. Urban to Rural Counterflow (Auckland Waikato/Bay of Plenty) 3. Intra-Urban Migration (Auckland City Waitakere)
What You Can Do Today: 1. Skills Book p26-27 Complete and check answers ask me if you dont understand why you got any of them wrong. You should be aiming for 100% on a question like that. 2. The big green skills book choose a map and answer questions related to: distance direction (including rivers) evidence (e.g. What evidence is there on the map that mining is an important industry?) grid references
Or try pg 21 New Zealand geography questions (incl. latitude and longitude) Or try pg 24 Q6-10 to study climate graphs 3. Write a paragraph from memory explaining the population density of India for either natural or cultural factors. Have me check it. 4. Write a paragraph explaining the reasons why people move from NZ to Australia and have me check it. 5. Learn the specifics for ONE of the internal migration patterns. Sketch a simple migration model for it. 6. List all the issues created by ONE external migration trend and ONE internal migration trend.