SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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Pull Factors
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Push Factors
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -People from rural areas move to urban areas like cities and towns in search of employment opportunities and better living standards. The factors that attract people to settle in a new place are called ‘pull factors’.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Pull Factors are factors which attract the migrants to an area. Opportunities for better employment, higher wages, facilities, better working conditions and attractive amenities are pull factors of an area.
Detailed explanation-3: -Push factors are those which force people to move to new areas to live, while pull factors are the ones that attract migrants to a new location. Insufficient jobs and few opportunities, primitive conditions, and desertification are some of the push factors of migration.
Detailed explanation-4: -/ˈpʊl ˌfæk.tər/ something that attracts people to a place or an activity: Warm weather and a low living costs are two of the pull factors drawing retirees to Texas.