Description: This worksheet is inspired by the Global International Migration Flows website by the Wittgenstein Centre. It uses migration data over the course of 5-year periods in a circular-flow chart. […]
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Resources: Population & Migration
VIDEO: Historical World Population (5:46)
This video clip provided by Population Education shows the geography distribution of the global population with a growing dot-density map. As the timeline progresses, the exponential growth makes the population […]
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RESOURCE: Almaz’s Story-Human Trafficking, Slave Labor
Human Imprint: This is a short, illustrated story based upon real events. Topics: Modern slave labor, human trafficking, migrant workers Source: BBC News
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ARTICLE via NGS: The Pyres of Varanasi: Breaking the Cycle of Death and Rebirth
The Pyres of Varanasi: Breaking the Cycle of Death and Rebirth One river, 18,000 feet, 1,500 miles. In the fall of 2013, photographer and videographer Pete McBride, along with professional […]
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INFOGRAPHIC via TheWeek: Leading Causes of Death within a Nation
VIDEO via FreeBase: Charting Culture by Mapping Migration
Video: Thousands of Years of Human Migration in Five Minutes By Lisa Raffensperger | July 31, 2014 2:00 pm It’s enough to put an old-fashioned family tree to shame. A visualization […]
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INTERACTIVE via Visual.ly: 2014 World Population Data Visualizer
VIDEO via Frontline: India-The Missing Girls
Frontline Roughtcut Website In 2006, when my wife and I traveled to India to live and work, the one issue that kept grabbing our attention was northern India’s deep cultural […]
Read MoreInteractive RESOURCE: PeopleMovin-Migration Flows Across the World-A Visualization
This Flash site provides a visualization of migration flows in and out of every country in the world. Top emigration locations are also listed.
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VIDEO via TED: Explaining Population Growth
VIDEO RESOURCE via NPR: Visualizing How a Population Grows so Big so Fast
NPR: Visualizing How a Population Grows so Big so Fast This is a great video clip that shows how populations slow and quicken as certain “checks” are added or subtracted. […]
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VIDEO RESOURCE via CGP Grey: How Many Countries Are There?
How Many Countries Are There?
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DEBATE: Whole Foods Faces Boycott Over English-Only Work Policy
Whole Foods faces boycott over English-only work policy – NBC News.com. Fact: The United States does not declare an official language. So what’s the big deal anyway? Do you think […]
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LESSON PLAN: My Life as a Refugee
A choose-your-own-adventure for the topic of refugees. Topics: Population and Migration, Refugees, Push Factors, Supranational Organizations, NGOs TIme: 50 minutes Materials: My Life as a Refugee app for iPad/iPhone/Android Purpose: […]
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