PUSH FACTORS
PULL FACTORS
100

State ONE economic push factor that may cause a person to leave their country.

Unemployment / low wages / lack of job opportunities/Poverty/High cost of living/Lack of job opportunities/Poor working conditions/Low standard of living

100

State ONE social pull factor that may attract a person to another country.

Better education / better healthcare / family reunification/Low crime rate/Better housing/Access to better public services

200

A country is experiencing high unemployment and very low wages. Briefly state why these conditions may encourage migration.

People may leave to find better-paying jobs and improve their standard of living.

200

Which of these is a pull factor: political instability, better job opportunities, or unemployment?


Better job opportunities.

300

Classify each as an economic, social or political push factor: crime, political persecution, unemployment.

Crime - social, Political persecution - political, Economic - unemployment

300

A migrant student joins your school and is being excluded because of where he comes from. What is ONE thing you could do to make him feel respected and included?

Speak to him respectfully./Help him if he is having difficulty./Include him in activities./Do not make fun of his accent or culture.