What are Push and Pull Factors?
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Objective
I can define push and pull factors and explain how they influence migration.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Migration is when people move from one location to another, and it is a key part of population geography.
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Push factors are negative conditions that cause people to leave a place, while pull factors are positive aspects that attract people to a new location.
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A diaspora occurs when a nation of people leaves their homeland, maintaining a cultural connection to it, and remittances are when workers send money back home to their families.
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Practice
9 questions
Define 'migration' as it is used in geography.
What is a 'pull factor' in the context of migration? Give an example from the video.
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Exit ticket
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“Give an example of a push factor and a pull factor that might cause a person to migrate from one country to another.”
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