Human Migration: Mapping
U6 HUMAN MIGRATIONMAPPING ACTIVITY Primary Activity — draw the course of early human migration. Tools you will n eed: "The Great Human Migration," a Smithsonian m agazine articleU6 Human Migration map templateInstructions: 1.Read the Smithsonianmagazine article, "The Great Human Migration".It can be found here: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-human-migration-13561/2. As you read, note or even highligh t every clue indicati ng the path of human migra tion out of Africa.3. Refer to your notes or highlights, and use the symbols provided in the map l egend to draw the courseof migration as told in the article. On your map note evidence of:oMigration routesoWater crossi ngsoMountainsoHuman habitationoHominine species4. As you complete your drawing, you may find that the article doesn’t provide sufficient information tolink all sections of the migration route(s). If this happens, provi de your best guess for the migrationpath and provide a writt en explanation of one or two sentences explaining your thinking.
U6 HUMAN MIGRATIONMAPPING ACTIVITY Secondary Activity — draw the course of future human migration. Tools you will n eed: U6 Human Migration map template, blank copyInstr uctions: 1. Think about the current population density on Earth. In other words, think about how t he world’spopulation is distribut ed acro ss t he Earth today. What factors do you think led to the distribution wesee acro ss continents and countries?2. Using what you’ve learned in this big history course and your own knowledge or experiences, drawyour view of the future of human migration and population density.oUse multiple symbols of hum an habita tion (huts) to s how rela tive population density.oNote any specific areas of collapse you envision emerging.oAdd migration routes to note hum an migration into new regions.oAdd water c rossi ngs or mountai ns tha t become relevant in the development and migrationpaths you note above.3. Write one or two par agr aphs describing the vision you’ ve drawn on the map. E xplain your thinkingand include any rela tive timelin es, world even ts, natural disasters, or other factors that haveim pacted your thi nki ng.4. Write one or two par agr aphs com paring the early human mi gration map you creat ed with this futuremap. What underlying factors impacted the way humans moved ar ound the Earth at each poin t intime? How did the pace of migration com par e? What br oader environmenta l f actors impactedmigration at these points in time?
MAP ACTIVITYHUMAN HABITATIONSite of sedentary livingHOMININE SPECIESEvidence of early humans or human ancestorsCONFLICTSite of war or violent conflictCOLLAPSESite of disease, famine, or natural disastersTRADESource of a valuable commodity or resourceHUMANMIGRATIONMIGRATION ROUTEMigratory route used by early humansWATER CROSSINGRoute requiring navigation across a body of waterMOUNTAINSMountainous areaAGRICULTUREArea where humans practiced farmingIRRIGATIONArea where humans redirected water