Migration in Golders Green - Thinking Keys

Thinking Keys are designed to really make you think. Do not attempt the questions until you have been working on the migration project for a while. However - make sure you give them a go later on in your studies of migration in Barnet.

Reverse

• Think of 10 things that migration to Golders Green has had no impact upon in Barnet

What if?

• What if Golders Green had been located in a different part of London

• What if the underground system had been built 50 years later than it was

• What if Hitler had never come to power? – How would this have affected Golders Green?

Disadvantages

• Describe three problems created by Golders Green having the influx of migrants during the last 50 years for the following:

1. Migrants

2. Locals

3. Local businesses

4. Local transport

Commonality

• What are the similarities between Golders Green migrants and other migrants to the UK?

• What are the differences between Golders Green migrants and other migrants to the UK?

• What type of migrants are those that have settled in Golders Green? Eg

1. Political migrants

2. Economic migrants

3. Environmental migrants

Questions and Answers

• The answer is Golders Green – what might challenging questions be?

Alternatives

• How might Golders Green Have developed if no migrants had settled there?

Forced Relationship

• How would Golders Green have developed differently if it was located in Green Belt land?

Construction

• Create a 10 point tourist guide on how to follow in Golders Green Migrants footsteps

• Can you plot every geographical migrant influence on a map.

• What would the scale need to be? What colours schemes could you use?

Interpretation

• Golders Green is a more relevant settlement today than ever – can you explain why?

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