Lesson 77 of 84 · Immigration
⭐ 30 XPPush and Pull Factors
Push and pull factors are reasons that influence people to leave their homes or move to new places.
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Push and pull factors are reasons that influence people to leave their homes or move to new places. Push factors are negative conditions, like war or poverty, that encourage people to leave. Pull factors are positive conditions, like job opportunities or a better quality of life, that attract people to a new place. Understanding these factors helps us learn why immigration happens and how it shapes our communities.
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Push factors are negative reasons that encourage people to leave their homes.
Pull factors are positive reasons that attract people to new places.
Both push and pull factors influence immigration and shape communities.
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1 of 2What are push factors?
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