Human Geography

Which of the following would be a pull factor, or something that pulls someone to a new place?

• a shortage of food
• cheap, good farmland
• lack of jobs
• lack of freedom

Which of the following would be a push factor, or something that pushes someone out of a place?

• freedom
• good government
• lack of jobs
• chance for a better life

Which of the following illustrates a push factor—something that drives people from an area?

• Anu moves from India to the United States to be with her family living there.
• Peter moves from his small town to Nashville to find a job in the music industry.
• . Amit moves to Turkey from his home in India after an earthquake destroys his village.
• Bethany moves from her home in Ohio to go to school in France

What is the main reason people choose to settle in one area and not in another?

• They want to get away from major transportation centers.
• The area has sufficient resources to meet their basic needs
• They want to live close to friends and family
• The area has deep religious significance to them

to enter and live in a new country

• export

• push factor

• immigrate

• culture

something that drives people from an area

Examples: war, violence, or persecution

• pull factor

• push factor

• export

• population

something that attracts people to an area

Examples: to be with family and friends, attend universities, or better jobs

People move to certain areas so their basic needs can be met.

• push factor

• population

• history

• pull factor

The way people are spread out over an area

• population density

• population distribution

• urbanization

• "push-pull" theory

The movement of people to cities and the growth of cities

• urbanization

• death rate

• Green Revolution

• rural area

The average number of years a person is expected to live

• death rate

• urbanization

• life expectancy

• population density