Week 4 Vocabulary

Charlotte, Avery, and Ava are discussing the role of empresarios in Texas history. Which of the following best describes the definition of an empresario?

• Spanish fort

• a positive motivation for people to migrate, including availability of land, new jobs, better climate, fewer natural disasters, etc.

• a negative motivation for people to migrate, including war, persecution, famine, or any other factor that endangers the welfare of a person or a family

• a land agent that encouraged immigration to Texas

Abigail, Mason, and Daniel are discussing the reasons for migration. They come across the term 'push factor.' Which of the following is the definition of a push factor?

• a positive motivation for people to migrate, including availability of land, new jobs, better climate, fewer natural disasters, etc.

• a negative motivation for people to migrate, including war, persecution, famine, or any other factor that endangers the welfare of a person or a family

• Spanish fort

• a land agent that encouraged immigration to Texas

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

• a land agent that encouraged immigration to Texas

• Spanish fort

• a positive motivation for people to migrate, including availability of land, new jobs, better climate, fewer natural disasters, etc.

• a negative motivation for people to migrate, including war, persecution, famine, or any other factor that endangers the welfare of a person or a family

Match the following vocabulary

• a positive motivation for people to move

• Empresario

• a land agent that encouraged immigration

• Presidio

• Spanish fort

• Push Factor

• a negative reason for people to move

• Pull Factor

Samuel and Daniel are discussing the reasons why people move to a new city. They mention the availability of land, better climate, and new job opportunities. These reasons can be classified as...

• Push Factors

• Pull Factors

War, persecution, and famine are examples of....

• Push Factors

• Pull Factors

Harper, Elijah, and Olivia are on a field trip to Texas. They come across a historical structure. Their guide explains that this structure is a presidio. What does 'presidio' mean in this context?

• a land agent that encouraged immigration to Texas

• Spanish fort

• a positive motivation for people to migrate, including availability of land, new jobs, better climate, fewer natural disasters, etc

• a negative motivation for people to migrate, including war, persecution, famine, or any other factor that endangers the welfare of a person or a family

Aiden, Abigail, and Aria are planning a trip. They are discussing what they need to consider for their travel plans. Aiden suggests they need to consider the 'climate'. What does Aiden mean by 'climate'?

• Landforms they will encounter

• The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period

• The wildlife they might encounter

• A Country they are visiting