Click HERE for access to a GIS map on European migration.
Additionally, I want you to think about what your migration geography looks like. In looking at our family histories, how well do they match up with broader global patterns over the past 500 years? What I would like you to do is fill out the chart below that goes back three generations (if you’re not sure on some ask an older family member and they will likely know), and tomorrow we will discuss how our migrations match up with global trends (or don’t in some cases). If the individual moved many times, record the one that seems most significant to your family, such as the one that brought two of your ancestors together.
Once you have your chart filled, I want you to use the blank map of the world you have (or if your migration is only interregional, a US map would be more appropriate), and draw an arrow that connects where (if anywhere) you immigrated from to reach your current home. Using a second color, draw arrows to show the route of each of your two parents, use a third color to draw arrows for your four grandparents, and a fourth color to draw arrows for all of your eight great-grandparents for whom you have information.
| Family Member | From | To |
| Your mother | ||
| Your mother’s mother | ||
| Your mother’s mother’s mother | ||
| Your mother’s mother’s father | ||
| Your mother’s father | ||
| Your mother’s father’s mother | ||
| Your mother’s father’s father | ||
| Your father | ||
| Your father’s mother | ||
| Your father’s mother’s mother | ||
| Your father’s mother’s father | ||
| Your father’s father | ||
| Your father’s father’s mother | ||
| Your father’s father’s father |
Pope High School AP Human Geography 