To Stay or To Move?
A world map shows different plane routes across all seven continents.
Essential Question:
Some people may live in the same community all of their lives. Some people may move to different communities during their lifetime. What is a community? A community is a group of people living or working together in the same area.
- Can you think of some reasons why a person may want to stay in one community?
- Can you think of some reasons why they might want to move to a different community?
Sometimes people have to make decisions about whether to stay in the same community or whether to move to another one. Decisions are choices people make. Do you remember a time when you had to make a decision or choice?
Push and Pull Factors
Essential Question:
Throughout history, people have had to make important decisions. People have had to decide whether to stay in the same community or leave their community to find somewhere new to live. The reasons why people choose to stay or leave a community are often called push and pull factors.
Select the arrows to review these key vocabulary terms. Select the Turn button to read the definition for each vocabulary word.
Test your knowledge of push and pull factors. Read each scenario and select whether you think the reason is a push factor or a pull factor.
