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Question 6 • Principles of American Democracy

What are some examples of push factors? Choose three correct answers.

Answer
A
a warm climate and attractive natural features
B
a lot of available, low-cost housing
C
lack of jobs due to high unemployment
D
a rise in prejudice and racial discrimination
E
a loss of housing due to natural disasters
F
greater freedoms and personal liberties

Explanation

Push factors are conditions that make people want or need to leave a place. High unemployment and lack of jobs (C), rising prejudice and racial discrimination (D), and losing housing because of natural disasters (E) can all push people to move. Warm weather, available low-cost housing, and greater freedoms are pull factors because they attract people to a place.

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