Rural-to-urban
migration’s
Push Pull Theory
By the end of this power point
presentation, you will be able to:
• Define KEY TERMS: rural, urban,
migration, rural-to-urban migration
and push - pull factors
Rural-to-urban
migration
•Let’s break up
this expression
• What does rural
mean?
Rural means countryside.
Rural-to-urban
migration
•What does urban
mean?
Urban means city life.
Rural-to-urban
migration
•What does
migration
mean?
Migration means the movement of people
from one area or region to another
Rural-to-urban migration
The movement of
people from the
countryside to the
cities
People migrate from one place to
another for two reasons
1. Push Factors
•People want to get
away from things
they do not like in
the countryside
For some people, it is poor
housing or inadequate
health care for their children
or a lack of poor schools, or
no schools at all
2. Pull Factors
• People are attracted to things they do like in
the city
For some people, it
is to find better
paying jobs to
improve their living
conditions. It also
includes finding
better schools for
their children and
better health care.
Finished already???
Try the bonus question
The following statements were all
made by people that have moved
from countryside areas to cities.
State whether they were influenced
by push factors, pull factors or both
push & pull factors.
A friend offered
me a job and a place
to live in the city
Push Factor
Pull Factor
1
Push & Pull
Factors
PULL!
I was forced
off my land.
I had to leave!
Push Factor
Pull Factor
2
Push & Pull
Factors
PUSH!
I moved into the
city for the night-life
Push Factor
Pull Factor
3
Push & Pull
Factors
PULL!
My sons are ill. There are
no doctors in our village but
there are hospitals in the
city
Push Factor
Pull Factor
4
Push & Pull
Factors
PUSH &
PULL!
Our village was
washed away by floods
Push Factor
Pull Factor
5
Push & Pull
Factors
PUSH!
My children had no
chance to go to school
in the country. There
are schools in the city
Push Factor
Pull Factor
6
Push & Pull
Factors
PUSH &
PULL!
Well done!
The END
Self assessment
• Imagine that your are the head
of your household
• Use the Push-Pull theory to
decide why you would move
from Franklin Township to a city
• What are reasons to push you
from the suburb of Franklin?
• What are reasons to pull you to
a city like New York, Boston, or
Philadelphia?
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begins now
Homework
Now test yourself?
• What is meant rural?
• What is meant by urban?
• What is meant by migration
• What is rural-to-urban migration?
• What is a push factor?
• What is a pull factor?
• Give an example of a push factor for people to
leave the rainforest
• Give an example of a pull factor for people to
move to the cities