3.3 Migration: Push and Pull Factors Quiz

What are push factors in migration?

• Attracting factors in a new location

• Circumstances that compel individuals to leave their current location

• Economic opportunities

• Improved job prospects

Which of the following are common push factors for migration?

*Hint: must choose more than one answer

• Political instability

• Access to quality education

• Conflict and violence

• economic recession

What could force people to leave their homes in search of safer and more sustainable environments?

*Hint: must pick more than one correct answer

• Improved job prospects

• Conflict and violence

• Access to quality education

• Environmental factors

What of the following are pull factors in migration?

• Attracting factors in a new location

• Circumstances that compel individuals to leave their current location

• Improved job prospects

• Economic opportunities

Which of the following is a significant pull factor for migration?

• Conflict and violence

• Political stability and safety

• Improved job prospects

• Access to quality education

Migration factors can include ALL but which one of the following categories?

*Hint: choose which answer is NOT a category of migration factors OR if all of them are categories of migration factors...then choose that answer.

• Political

• Economic

• Social / Cultural

• Environmental

• ALL of these are categories of migration factors

CHOOSE ALL CORRECT ANSWERS: What can be a strong incentive (pull factor) for migration?

*HINT: must choose more than 1 answer

(choose which of these options would be a pull factor...which means it is a POSITIVE thing)

• Social / Political Rights

• Religious Persecution

• Economic Opportunities

• Economic Recession

What can influence migration decisions based on social and cultural factors?

*In other words, which of the following is a social/cultural PULL factor?

• Access to quality education

• Improved job prospects

• Conflict and violence

• dictatorship

Reasons for migration are known as:

• push and pull factors

• skip and kick factors

• trip and pick factors

• ying and yang