Questions: Why People Move and Migrate

Question 1

What is migration?

• A. A type of bird
• B. When large groups of people move from one place to another
• C. A kind of map
• D. A holiday celebration

Answer: (B)

Migration is the movement of large groups of people from one place to another. People migrate for many reasons — to find jobs, escape danger, join family members, or seek a better life. Migration has happened throughout all of human history.

Question 2

People only move to new places because they want to have an adventure.

• T. True
• F. False

Answer: False

While some people move by choice for new opportunities, many people are forced to move because of war, natural disasters, famine, or unfair treatment. The reasons people move are varied and often serious.

Question 3

What are 'push' and 'pull' factors in migration?

Model answer: Push factors are things that make people want to leave a place, like war or poverty. Pull factors are things that attract people to a new place, like jobs or safety.

A good answer explains that push factors drive people away from where they are (danger, poverty, lack of opportunity) and pull factors draw people toward a new place (jobs, freedom, family, safety). Most migrations involve a combination of both.

Question 4

Which of these is a 'pull factor' that might attract someone to move to a new place?

• A. A flood that destroyed their home
• B. A war in their country
• C. Good jobs and better schools in a new city
• D. A famine that left no food

Answer: (C)

Good jobs and better schools are pull factors — things that attract people to a new place. Floods, wars, and famines are push factors — things that make people want or need to leave where they are.

Question 5

Migration only happened hundreds of years ago and does not happen today.

• T. True
• F. False

Answer: False

Migration is happening right now, all around the world. People continue to move for jobs, safety, education, and family. Cities and countries are constantly shaped by the arrival of new people bringing new skills, cultures, and perspectives.