Push and Pull

Your parent is given a promotion at work. However the job is in another state and your family will need to move. Is this a push or pull factor?

• PUSH

• PULL

You have lost your job and the unemployment in your area is high. There are very few jobs available. Is this a push or pull factor?

• PUSH

• PULL

A new school has been built in the area that offers more academic options. Is this a push or pull factor?

• PUSH

• PULL

Famine, drought and crop failure has come upon your land. Your family is starving. You move to an area to begin replanting crops. Is this a push or pull factor?

• PUSH

• PULL

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

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