Population and Migration

Things that attract people to a new place are called

• Push factors

• Pull factors

Something that makes people want to leave where they are is called a...

• Push factor

• Pull factor

An example of a push factor is...

• A new job

• A better school

• Natural disaster

• Better health care

The movement of people from rural areas into cities is called..

• Industrialization

• Urbanization

• Globalization

• City moving

This population pyramid shows... (HINT: Think about the age of the most people in the country and what that tells us about the birth rate.)

• Rapid population growth

• Slow population growth

• Negative population growth

This population pyramid shows...

• a country with an old population

• a country with a young population

• a country with an uneven male/female distribution

This population pyramid shows...

• a large number of people under the age of 20

• most of the population is between the ages of 20 - 80

• most of the population is over the age of 80

According to the graph, which age group is the smallest for the male population in the United States?

• 40
• 80
• 10
• 85

Overpopulation, religious persecution, lack of job opportunities, agricultural decline and conflict have been push factors for —

• educational reforms
• migration
• determining cultural acquistion
• determining life expectancy

What is NOT one of the push factors that have caused migration?

• Arable Land
• Conflict
• Agricultural decline
• Lack of Job opportunities