4. Learning Objective
To 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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5. G.D.P
Gross Domestic Product
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means....
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7. divided by
it’s population
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8. G.D.P
Gross Domestic Product
The amount of money a
country earns in one year
divided by it’s population.
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21. G.D.P
Gross Domestic Product
Explain to each other what G.D.P is and
how it affects migration between Mexico
and the U.S.A.
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26. G.D.P G.D.P
$40,100 $9,600
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27. the la
to rtil
c ur t ain
which side of the
border are we on?
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28. Learning
Outcome
We now understand that
ECONOMIC FACTORS drive
migration between Mexico and
the U.S.A
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30. learn something new every day
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