Social Studies Weekly 5th Grade "Movement"

Reasons for people to move from one area to another are called __________.

• push-pull factors

• migration factors

• moving factors

• negative factors

We usually think of push factors as _________________________

• negative

• postive

• neutral

We usually think of pull factors as ___________________.

• negative

• positive

• neutral

Which of the following are push factors?

• natural disasters

• more freedom

• better jobs

• better schools

Which of the following are pull factors?

• War

• religious persecution

• nautral disaster

• better jobs

Many immigrants came to the Americas following the __________.

• Ice Age

• Age of exploration

• Revolutionary War

• Civil War

One factor that pushed people from their homes and pulled them to the U.S. were:

• place

• culture

• unemployment

• geography

Today, millions of Americans move to and from cities throughout the country in search of __________.

• Better opportunities

• treasure

• homes

• entertainment

Geographers chart populations of cities, states, regions, countries, and continents to determine __________ patterns.

• population

• migration

• transportation

• communication

The __________ is an official way to obtain population counts.

• roll call

• population chart

• census

• attendance