What are Push and Pull Factors?
9th Grade · Social Studies · 50 min
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Learning Objective
I can define push and pull factors and explain how they influence migration.
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Migration is when people move from one location to another, and it is a key part of population geography.
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Push factors are negative conditions that cause people to leave a place, while pull factors are positive aspects that attract people to a new location.
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A diaspora occurs when a nation of people leaves their homeland, maintaining a cultural connection to it, and remittances are when workers send money back home to their families.
