The Migration Of Scots

Question 1

Pull factors for the internal migration of Scot’s

Answer 1

-better education in urban central belt
-better health care in urban central belt
-entertainment in urban central belt
-family and friends
-better housing in urban central belt
-wages and money
-job opportunities in urban central belt
-railways

Question 2

Push factors for internal migration

Answer 2

-lack of jobs in highlands
-poor housing in highlands
-highland clearances
-poor housing in urban central belt
-collapse of the herring industry
-poor working conditions in the urban central belt
- isolation in highlands
- potato blight

Question 3

Pull factors for emigration

Answer 3

-help to travel
-family and friends
-better housing
-free or cheap land
-wages and money
-job opportunities
-religious reasons
-steam ship travel