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Unit 3, Chapter 8: The Decision to Migrate
1. What are the three “P’s” that affect migration? (p 154)
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2. A “Push Factor” is anything that pushes you out of your home country and makes you leave. A push factor is
almost always something NEGATIVE that is happening. What are the three main push factors listed on page
155 and give a short, 1 sentence summary of each one.
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Push Factor 2 ______________________________________ Explanation: ______________________________
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3. A “Pull Factor” is anything that pulls you out of your home country and makes you leave. A pull factor is
almost always something POSITIVE that is happening. What are the three main pull factors listed on page 157
and give a short, 1 sentence summary of each one.
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Pull Factor 2 ______________________________________ Explanation: ______________________________
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Pull Factor 3 ______________________________________ Explanation: ______________________________
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4. Read about the situation in Darfur, Africa on pages 158-159. What do you think powerful countries, (such as
USA, Canada, England, China, etc.) should do when innocent people are being killed in other countries? Should
they get involved, or not?
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5. Beside each sentence write “P” if it is a personal barrier, an “N” for national barrier or “L” for legal barrier.
(Hint: there are four lines for each barrier) Answers can be found on pages 160 – 162.
______ also considered an emotional barrier
______ political policy means that a country may not let people leave their country
______ when going to a new country like country, an immigrant can claim refugee status
______ an example of this barrier is Russia between 1945 and 1989 that was a command society
______ sometimes it is hard to start all over – at the bottom of the economic ladder.
______ if it is decided your home country is safe, you could be sent back or “deported”
______ a points system may mean that you don’t pass a country’s “report card”
______ the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights influences how countries accept people
______ immigration can be very expensive if you don’t have enough money
______ sometimes it is hard leaving friends and relatives behind
______ refugees are entitled to a legal hearing to present their case as to why they should be allowed to stay.
______ two countries may be located far apart or separated by mountains or deserts
6. Please fill in the pie charts below as you see them on page 161.
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7. Immigration to Canada in the past has been very popular. Read the following sentences and write a True or
False at the beginning of each sentence. (pages 164-165)
_________ Canada’s population in the last 10 years has grown faster than all leading developed countries in
the world.
_________ About 250,000 people come to Canada every year and hardly anyone ever leaves!
_________ Canada still has plenty of room for new immigrants to live
_________ In early-Canada, each new immigrant could get 65 hectares of prairie land.
_________ Clifford Sifton wanted farmers to come to Canada to work on the prairie land.
_________ The Great Depression of the 30’s and the Second World War of the 40’s stopped immigration.
_________ 100 years ago, hardly any new immigrants came from Asia, Africa or South America.
_________ People had to pay a “head tax” – a tax to be paid upon entry was placed on the Chinese people.
_________ look at the chart on 165 – the best year for immigrants was 1950-1959.
8. On page 166 you see a Proportional Flow Map of Immigration to Canada in 1901 to 1911. Each arrow shows
where immigrants came from and the “thickness” of the arrow shows how many immigrants came from that
country. Now look at the chart on page 167. There are listed the top 10 countries that sent immigrants to
Canada in 2006 as well as how thick the arrow should be in millimetres. Using the map below, and using the
information on page 167 draw a Proportional Flow Map and COLOUR the arrows a different colour.
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9. What are Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act three main aims? (page 168)
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10. What three provinces do immigrants usually go to when they come to Canada? (page 169)
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11. What three cities do immigrants usually go to in Canada? (p. 169)
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12. Immigration is a “hot topic” these days in Canada. Some people feel that if too many immigrants are
allowed into Canada with their own ideas, religion, culture, and beliefs that there will soon be so many that
they will outnumber others and will try to force their way of life on everyone else. They want to protect
Canada’s borders. Others believe that Canada should let in as many people as possible with very little rules or
regulations. They believe that more cultures and beliefs make Canada stronger, not weaker. They want to
open up Canada’s borders. What do you think? Using the few lines below, write 4 or 5 sentences on this issue.
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