To move away from one home country?

Emigrate

To move to a new country?

Immigrate

Both push factors and pull factors drive people to move to a new country. __________factors encourage people to emigrate from where they are to a new place.

Both push factors and pull factors drive people to move to a new country. Push factors encourage people to emigrate from where they are to a new place. Examples of push factors are war and poverty.

Both push factors and pull factors drive people to move to a new country. _______ factors attract people to a new place.

Both push factors and pull factors drive people to move to a new country. Pull factors attract people to a new place. Examples of pull factors are freedom and opportunities.

Someone who seeks safety by going to another country.

Refugee

The unfair treatment of people because of who they are or what they believe in.

Persecution

What push factors drive emigration?

war poverty hunger survival

What is an example of a political push factor?

The government treats it’s people unfairly. A political refugee may flee a country because they fear their leader.

Provide an example of an environmental push factor?

Drought or long periods of little or no rainfall will affect the crops resulting in starvation.

What is the most common push factor?

Economics or money! People live a country in search of a better life…to make more money.

What pull factors draw immigration?

education safety job opportunities

What adaptations do immigrants make as new comers?

learn new skills learn a new language

What do immigrants bring to a new country?

Their cultural language, holidays and food, music and ideas.

When people leave their homeland, they take their skill and training. The loss of educated people in a home country is called?

When people leave their homeland, they take their skill and training. The loss of educated people in a home country is called brain drain.

When emigrates return to their homeland and bring with them skill and experience this is called?

Brain gain is when emigrates return to their homeland and bring with them skill and experience.

Many emigrates will send money back to their homelands. This is called?

remittances

Why might some regions “push” more migrants than they “pull”?

2 big push factors drive migration today: poverty and conflict. Example is Africa. Africa has growing numbers of poverty and warfare. Many Africans have fled to more peaceful countries.

Why might other regions “pull” more migrants than they “push”?

Migrants are attracted to developed countries.

How does migration change the places people leave and those they come to?

Places may become abandoned or crowded. Places will continue to change as long as people move or migrate.