AP Human Geography 2015-10-19 Chapter 3 Migration I. KEY ISSUE 1 Why Do People Migrate? A. Reasons for Migrating ? Push factor: reason for people to move out of a place ? Pull factor: reason people move to a place ? Three major kinds of push and pull factors economic, cultural, and environmental 1. Economic Push and Pull Factors ? people usually emigrate from a country a few opportunities to a country with many job opportunities ? Areas that have valuable natural resources would attract minors and engineers example in the 19th century Europeans migrated to North America in search of religious freedom. 2. Cultural Push and Pull Factors ? Push factors forcing people to emigrate from a country because of religious or other factors ?