Population and Migration

the regular and repeated way in which something happens or is done

• pattern
• process
• impact
• routes

A factor that leaves one with no choice but to leave one's current home (especially parental home), country, region, organization, or religion.

• environmental
• distribution
• pull factor
• push factor

the way that something is divided or spread out

• routes
• distribution
• environmental
• push factor

movement by people from one place to another with the intention of settling temporarily or permanently in the new location. The movement is typically over long distances and from one country to another

• pull factor
• push factor
• distribution
• migration

the act of leaving one's country or region with the intent to settle permanently in another. It is the same as immigration but from the perspective of the country of origin. 

• emigration
• migration
• immigration
• routes

the number of people per unit of area, usually quoted per square kilometer or square mile.

• sparse population
• dense population
• carrying capacity
• distribution

thinly scattered or distributed

• carrying capacity
• immigration
• dense population
• sparse population

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

Which of the following are Push Factors? (Check all that apply)

• War & Conflict

• Available jobs

• Lack of Jobs

• Peace & Security