Question detail
Which statement best describes the push–pull theory of migration in the context of urbanisation?
Try the question, check the answer, then read the explanation to understand the curriculum point.
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MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
Section A: Urban issues and challenges
Question
- A. Push factors are attractive urban features, while pull factors are rural disadvantages
- B. Push factors are rural disadvantages, while pull factors are attractive urban features
- C. Both push and pull factors refer only to economic conditions
- D. Push factors are only related to environmental disasters
Answer
The correct answer is Push factors are rural disadvantages, while pull factors are attractive urban features.
Explanation
The correct option is Push factors are rural disadvantages, while pull factors are attractive urban features. Push factors are rural disadvantages, while pull factors are attractive urban features is correct because it directly matches the approved learning objective to explain factors affecting urbanisation rates including migration, push-pull theory and natural increase. This belongs to Urban issues and challenges within Section A: Urban issues and challenges, so the answer must stay focused on the geographical process, evidence, place, or impact named by the curriculum. The other options are weaker because they move away from Urban issues and challenges, reverse the geographical relationship, or make a broader claim than the objective supports.
Common mistake
Understanding Urbanisation Factors
Students often confuse push factors with pull factors, thinking they are the same.
Remember that push factors drive people away from their current location, while pull factors attract them to a new location.
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