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Migration and Settlement

Grade 5 Social Studies Worksheet

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Read each reason. Circle whether it is a push or a pull.

1.
There was no school nearby for the children.
- push
- pull
2.
The land was too poor to grow food.
- push
- pull
3.
Rents rose and families could not pay.
- push
- pull
4.
Schools were open to all children.
- push
- pull
5.
People were treated unfairly because of their religion.
- push
- pull
6.
The city had hospitals and shops.
- push
- pull
7.
Crops failed for several years.
- push
- pull
8.
Wages were very low.
- push
- pull
9.
Winters were too harsh to farm.
- push
- pull
10.
The weather was milder.
- push
- pull

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About this worksheet

People migrate, or move from one place to another, for reasons that push them away from home and reasons that pull them toward a new place. A drought, a war or a lack of jobs is a push factor. Cheap land, good jobs or freedom is a pull factor.

On this fifth grade sheet a child reads ten reasons for moving and circles whether each is a push or a pull. Each version has different reasons, and the answer key gives every answer.

What your child will learn

Know what migration is
Know push factors
Know pull factors
Tell a reason to leave from a reason to go

C3 Framework standard: D2.Geo.7.3-5

Worked example

A drought dried up the family's farm is a push factor, a problem at home. Cheap farmland in the West is a pull factor, an attraction in a new place.

Common mistake

Calling every reason for moving a pull because the family did move, when a push is a problem at the place they left.

Helpful hint

A problem at the old home pushes people away. Something good at the new place pulls people toward it.

Next skill: Scarcity and Economic Choices Earlier: Physical Geography of the US

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with migration and settlement?

Calling every reason for moving a pull because the family did move, when a push is a problem at the place they left.

How can I help my child with migration and settlement?

A problem at the old home pushes people away. Something good at the new place pulls people toward it.

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