push factors

Question 1

Land equally subdivided between kids

Answer 1

Not enough land for everyone to accommodate growing population

Question 2

1840s blight destroyed potato crop- many depended on for food

Answer 2

Scots left highlands to escape starvation

Question 3

Quality of soil was poor-low yields

Answer 3

Struggled to feed themselves and not much to sell

Question 4

Farm work hard physical labour- all weathers, few holidays

Answer 4

Not much time to relax and heavily fatigued

Question 5

Decline in heavy industry- centre belt, post war

Answer 5

Lost jobs and no income

Question 6

Highlands clearances-crofters evicted from homeland by landlords

Answer 6

landlords evicted scots to make space for sheep farms

Meant scots had to leave highlands to find home

Question 7

War stopped people from being able to catch herring-silver herring industry decline

Answer 7

Forced scots out- couldn’t sell herring

Question 8

Queen victoria- holiday trend in highlands

Answer 8

Scots evicted- keep general idea of holiday in highlands

Question 9

Overcrowding and poor sanitation

Answer 9

Led to spread of disease and people left so they didn’t get ill

Question 10

Industrial revolution meant products could be mass produced

Answer 10

Skilled craft workers were outcompeted and no longer needed