Push and pull factors

Question 1

What are push factors and give examples?

Answer 1

Factors that make people want to move out of the place they’re in. E.g. lack of jobs or fear of political persecution

Question 2

What are pull factors and give examples?

Answer 2

Factors that attract people to a new place. E.g. better jobs and services

Question 3

What are obstacles and give examples?

Answer 3

Things that make migration more difficult. E.g cost of moving

Question 4

What are opportunities and give examples?

Answer 4

Things that individual encounter that mean they stop before they reach their intended destination. E.g. Polish migrants going to Ireland stop in London