Push-pull Factors

In geographical terms, the push-pull factors are those that drive people away from a place and [blank] people to a new location. A combination of push-pull factors helps determine migration or immigration of particular populations from one land to another. Push factors are often forceful, [blank] that a certain person or group of people leave one country for another, or at least giving that person or people strong reasons to want to move - either because of a threat of violence or the loss of financial security. Pull factors, on the other hand, are often the positive aspects of a different country that encourage people to immigrate in order to seek a better life. While it may seem that push and pull factors are diametrically [blank] , they both come into play when a population or person is considering migrating to a new location.