Push and Pull Factors - Exit Ticket

Which situation is the best example of a PUSH factor that caused immigrants to leave their home country?

• A family wants to own land in the United States.

• A family hears that more jobs are available in the United States.

• A family learns that the United States offers greater freedom.

• A family leaves because their country is at war.

Which situation is the best example of a PULL factor that encouraged immigrants to move to the United States?

• Conflict and war makes a family's home country unsafe.

• A shortage of jobs makes it difficult for a family to survive.

• A family loses its crops because of a severe drought or flood.

• A family hears that they can get religious and political freedom.

How did immigration affect town and city populations during this time?

• Immigrants caused most cities to lose businesses and jobs.

• Immigrants prevented people from different cultures from living in the same cities.

• Immigrants helped create diverse neighborhoods and influenced city culture.

• Immigrants moved most businesses from cities to rural farming communities.

an event or circumstance that would cause people to want to leave the place they are living.

• Push Factor

• Pull Factor

America's government being a Democracy is a Push or Pull Factor?

• Push

• Pull

A potato famine in Ireland is a Push or Pull Factor?

• Push

• Pull

an event or circumstance that exists that would make people want to move to that country

• Push Factor

• Pull Factor

Something that makes people want to LEAVE a certain place.

• Push Factor

• Pull Factor

• Leave Factor

• Attract Factor

Is this a push or pull factor?

There are a lot of job opportunities.

• Push Factor

• Pull Factor

Is this a push or pull factor?

A country is at war.

• Push factor

• Pull factor