the tortilla curtain 2.0
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A re-worked version of an earlier presentation.TRANSCRIPT
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HighImpactPresentations
thinking about migration
Simon Jones
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Learning ObjectiveTo understand how and why
Mexicans migrate to the U.S.A
• SOME can analyze the costs and benefits of migration to the U.S.A
• MOST can explain push and pull factors
• ALL can describe why Mexicans migrate to the U.S.A
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G.D.PGross Domestic Product
means....Wednesday, 18 August 2010
the amount of money
a country earns in one year...
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divided by it’s population
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The amount of money a country earns in one year
divided by it’s population.
G.D.PGross Domestic Product
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G.D.P
$40,100
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G.D.P
$40,100G.D.P
$9,600
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25% under-employment
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5.5% under-employment
25% under-employment
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The gap will grow
even wider!
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What happened here?
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What are they searching for?
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What questions are they asking?Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Why are they so angry?
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What’s the message?
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Explain to each other what G.D.P is and how it affects migration between Mexico and the U.S.A.
G.D.PGross Domestic Product
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G.D.P$ ?
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G.D.P
$40,100
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G.D.P$ ?
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G.D.P
$9,600
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G.D.P
$40,100G.D.P
$9,600
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which side of the border are we on?
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Learning Outcome
We now understand that ECONOMIC FACTORS drive
migration between Mexico and the U.S.A
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Simon Jones [email protected]://geographyjones.posterous.comhttp://twitter.com/jonesy2008
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Image Credits: Flickr
learn something new every day
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