to be able to - identify what draws people to cities and what pushes them away
So what are push and pull factors?
Push and pull factors refer to the movement of people and goods. We often associate push and pull factors with migration (the movement of people nationally and internationally).
Push Factors = things that drive people away.
Pull Factors = things that attract people.
Push and Pull factors as explained by the zombie Apocalypse
Write these push and pull factors in your book
You need to remember these and refer back to them during the unit.
The factors that affect where people live
for each factor, write down the factor and think of a reason why that factor could affect where a person may want to live
attachment to place
How can people be attached to a place?
Distance from family and friends
How could the distance between family and friends affect where someone might like to live?
Employment opportunities
How might the opportunity of employment affect where someone might like to live? What types of places have more job opportunities?
affordability
How might the cost of living affect where someone might like to live?
stage of life
How might a person's age affect where they would like to live?
lifestyle considerations
How would the way someone lives affect where they would like to live?
safety
Why are safer places more desirable to live in?
environmental factors
How might the environment of a place affect where someone would like to live?
travel and transport options
How might access to public transport affect where a person would like to live?
How might the time it takes for someone to get to work affect where they would like to live?
kahoot on push and pull factors
Lesson 2 - Practicing identifying push and pull factors
Refresher - name me three pull factors and three push factors from last lesson
activity 1 - where do you live
1 - Put together a list of three advantages and three disadvantages of the city you live in.
2 - Do the advantages outweight the disadvantages? Why?
We will discuss as a class when you are done.
Activity 2 - suburb activity
Name three things you like about the suburb you live in. You need to explain why you chose this reason for each.
Activity 3 - education perfect called push and pull factors
You have been assigned a task called Push and Pull Factors