the long-term changes in the Earth's weather patterns and temperatures, often caused by human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation and pollution

the movement of people from one place to another, for example, moving from one country to another

What is the relationship between climate change and migration?

Citizenship

Why do people migrate?

Is conflict a children's rights issue?

What support is available for migrants?

What are the benefits and drawbacks of controlling immigration?

How does migration affect communities?

Pupils consider why people migrate, the impact it has on communities, whether migration should be controlled and what support is available to migrants.

Why do people move around the world?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

long-term changes in Earth's weather patterns, often caused by humans

the movement of people, e.g., moving from one country to another

gases in the Earth's atmosphere that trap heat, warming the Earth

Match the word or phrase to its definition.

Climate change is mostly caused by human activities such as burning fossil {{}}, deforestation and pollution.

drought making it impossible to grow crops

Which of these is a push factor linked to climate change?

What type of refugee does the 1951 Refugee Convention **not** recognise?

A family struggles to grow food or find clean water, leading to health issues.

The family migrates to a safer area within their country.

Put these stages of a possible climate migration journey into the correct order.

they are always welcomed into good, safe housing

they are protected by special climate migration laws

they may face high housing costs and limited school places

they are guaranteed a job in their new area

What is one difficulty that climate migrants may face after moving to a new place?

{{}} is when people move from one place to another to live.

because their home has been damaged by floods

Which of these is a reason why people might migrate?

What type of migration happens when people move within the same country?

moving to another town in the same country

Put these types of migration in order from smallest distance to largest.

a person moves abroad for better leisure opportunities

Match the type of migration to the correct example.

What is one possible consequence of climate change for people living near the coast?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

What is the relationship between climate change and migration?

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

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