Push It or Pull It
A natural disaster, like a hurricane or drought, forcing people to leave their homes is an example of this type of push factor.
What is a physical factor?
This describes how people are spread out across an area.
What is population distribution?
Due to a high number of Venezuelan refugees, hospitals in Colombia are experiencing shortages of this essential resource, making it harder to treat patients.
What is medicine?
This South American country has received nearly 2.8 million Venezuelan refugees, making it the largest host of migrants from Venezuela.
What is Colombia?
This type of population distribution occurs when people live close together in groups, often around resources like water or fertile land.
What is clumped/clustered distribution?
A country with more job opportunities and higher wages attracts migrants due to this type of pull factor.
What is an economic factor?
A place with fewer people, where homes are more spread out, and farming is common.
What is rural?
In the border city of Cúcuta, this group has been overwhelmed by rising crime rates as more people migrate into the area.
Who are law enforcement (or the police)?
One of the main reasons Venezuelans are leaving their country is the economic collapse caused by the decline of this resource, which made up 95% of Venezuela’s exports.
What is oil?
A population pattern where people are spaced out or live along a U.S. highway or road.
What is linear distribution?
Religious persecution or discrimination can push people to leave their home country. This is an example of what type of factor?
What is a social/cultural factor?
This term refers to the movement of people, often permanently, from one place to another.
What is migration?
One major economic strain on Colombia’s healthcare system due to the refugee crisis is this financial consequence, as hospitals struggle to pay for the overwhelming number of patients.
What is debt?
This Colombian city, located on the border with Venezuela, has become a major entry point for migrants and has seen increased strain on law enforcement and hospitals.
What is Cúcuta?
This continent has the highest population density, with billions of people living in a relatively small area.
What is Asia?
Strict government policies, war, or a lack of freedoms can cause people to flee their country. These are examples of what type of push factor?
What is a political factor?
This process happens when more people move from rural areas to cities, making urban areas grow.
What is urbanization?
This major Colombian border city has become a hotspot for migration, leading to increased pressure on housing, law enforcement, and medical services.
What is Cúcuta?
Many Venezuelan migrants settle in this Colombian coastal city, which offers job opportunities in tourism, commerce, and agriculture.
What is Barranquilla?
When people are spread randomly with no clear pattern, like in some wilderness areas, this distribution type is used.
What is random distribution?
A country offering free public education, religious freedom, and strong community support might pull migrants in due to these two specific types of factors.
What are social/cultural and political factors?
The essential systems like roads, transportation, electricity, and water that help a society function.
What is infrastructure?
Because of the refugee crisis, Colombia has had to convert these types of buildings into emergency shelters.
What are public buildings (or hotels/motels)?
The refugee crisis has led to a rise in violent crime in Cúcuta. Between 2022 and 2023, these two crimes increased by over 100%, leading the mayor to send in soldiers.
What are extortion and armed robbery?
This type of population distribution occurs when people are evenly spaced, often due to laws, farmland, or planning, such as in agricultural areas or suburban neighborhoods.
What is uniform (or spread out) distribution?