1. Migration can be caused by push and pull factors. Circle the correct answer in each statement. (i) Civil war and unrest are a push / pull factor. (ii) Excellent job opportunities are a push / pull factor. (iii) A mild climate is a push / pull factor.
2. In the boxes provided, match each of the letters in Column X with the number of its pair in Column Y. One match has been made for you.
Column X A Emigrant
B A push factor C Immigrant D A pull factor
Column Y
1 Religious or political persecution 2 A person who migrates into an area 3 A person who migrates out of an area 4 A promise of freedom
X Y A B
C D 4
3. The table below shows a push factor, a pull factor and a barrier to human migration. Immigration law
Unemployment Better services
Complete each of the following sentences using the correct term from the table above. A push factor is ___________________________________________. A pull factor is ____________________________________________. A barrier to migration is ____________________________________.
1. Describe three push and pull factors which might encourage someone to migrate from the west of Ireland to Dublin.
2.
(i) Explain any two of the following terms: • Emigration • Immigration • Barriers to migration.
(ii) Explain why forced migration occurs, with reference to an example you have studied. 3.
(i) Name one example of organised international migration. (ii) Describe two reasons why this organised migration took place. (iii) Describe one long-term effect of this migration in the destination country.
