Unemployment, floods and epidemics drive people away from home. What are these called?
APush factors
BPull factors
CNatural growth
DDoubling time
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Push factors
1. Push factors make the origin unattractive.
2. Pull factors make the destination attractive.
3. Better jobs and peace are pull factors.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 2, The World Population._
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