What are Push and Pull Factors?
Grade 9th Grade · Social Studies · 50 min
What's Included
Learning Objective
I can define push and pull factors and explain how they influence migration.
Warm-Up Video
CrashCourse · 11:16
Where and Why Do People Move? Crash Course Geography #32
Guided Notes
3 key concepts
- 1
Migration is when people move from one location to another, and it is a key part of population geography.
- 2
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.
- 3
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.
Practice Questions
9 questions · Short answer
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“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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