U2L2 Push Pull Factors

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

• Religious freedom

• Job opportunities

• Fair government

• Drought or famine

What are pull factors?

• Reasons people leave an area

• Factors that attract people to a new place

• Things that make you comfortable

• Factors that unite an area

Use the chart to answer the question: Which answer choice would best complete the bulleted list?

• A chance at a better/higher standard of living

• Environmental problems: pollution, drought, natural disasters

• A government that denies basic rights to its citizens

• Overcrowding or overpopulation

Natalie lives in Georgia, but found out that New York has laws in place that she agrees with, so she has decided to move there. For Natalie, New York is a/an __________ factor.

• Economic Pull

• Environmental Pull

• Social Pull

• Political Pull

How do push and pull factors influence migration and immigration patterns?