Push & Pull Factors
Name any push factor
war, unemployment, and natural disasters etc.
What is migration between countries called?
International migration
What population trend occurs when a country has a high life expectancy but low birth rates, causing the average age of the population to increase?
Aging population
What policy gave mothers with babies 11000 dollars and medical and education support?
Russia’s policy in 2006
What problem happens when there are too many people living in one city?
Overcrowding
Name any pull factor
better jobs, better education, and safety.
what is movement from the countryside to a city called?
Rural-to-urban migration
What population trend happens when the number of deaths per year drops significantly due to improved healthcare and sanitation?
Declining death rate
Which policy gave people better benefits for having 1 child?
The one child policy in China in 1983
What problem happens when a country’s population grows faster than its resources?
Resource shortage
What is a pull factor where a country offers strong healthcare systems and long life expectancy?
High quality healthcare
What type of migration occurs when people move temporarily for seasonal work such as harvesting crops or tourism jobs?
Seasonal migration
What population trend occurs when rural populations decrease while urban populations increase rapidly?
Urbanisation
What policy required the government to control how people move into, out of, or within a country?
Migration policy
What challenge occurs when cities grow quickly and spread into rural areas?
What is a pull factor where people move because a country has stable government and low corruption?
Political stability
What type of migration involves people moving from cities back to rural areas, often for lifestyle or retirement reasons?
Counter urbanisation
What population trend occurs when a country’s total population continues to grow slowly despite falling birth rates because of improvements in healthcare and longer life expectancy?
Population momentum
What is a Protanalist policy?
Encouraging births
What challenge occurs when demand for food, water, and energy exceeds supply due to rapid population growth?
Resource depletion/ overconsumption
What is a push factor caused by a country’s weak economy and low wages?
Economic hardship
What type of migration describes highly skilled workers moving to another country to fill labour shortages in fields like healthcare, engineering, or technology?
Skilled migration
What stage of the Demographic Transition Model is characterised by low birth rates, low death rates, and slow population growth?
Stage 4
What is a Antinatalist Policy?
Reducing birth rates
What challenge occurs when a country must spend more on healthcare and pensions because its elderly population is increasing while the working-age population is shrinking?
High dependency ratio