Push & Pull Factors

Pull factors are....

• good things that draw a person to another country.
• reasons people leave an area
• reasons that drive a person out of their country

Which of the following is an example of a push factor?

• religious freedom
• a drought or famine
•  job opportunities
• a fair government

Which of the following is NOT a Pull factor?

• freedom
• entertainment
  wealth
• entertainment
• poverty

Push factors are....

• good things that draw a person to another country
• reasons that drive a person out of their country
• reasons people migrate to a new area

Juan decides to move to the United States because he is a carpenter and there is a high demand for those type of jobs.

• Push
• Pull

Cindy lives in a country that has had civil war break out.

• Push
• Pull

Brian is a part of the Tutsi people group in Rwanda that are treated very badly, often killed for being who they are.

• Push
• Pull

Better employment opportunities in cities

• Economic reason for moving
• Social reason for moving
• Political reason for moving
• Environmental reason for moving

War is a _______ reason to move

• Social
• Environmental
• Economic
• Political

Drought is a:

• Pull factor (economic)
• Push factor (environmental)
• Pull factor (environmental)
• Push factor (social)