Challenges Facing the Modern Urban Space — Cumulative exam

Question 10 • W Geography_B_IC

How did Hurricane Katrina create both push and pull factors for migration into and out of New Orleans?

Answer

The destruction caused by the hurricane displaced half of the city’s population and encouraged over 250,000 people to leave Louisiana. Many volunteers came for a short time to aid people.

The destruction caused by the hurricane was not widespread; although many people had to leave temporarily, they were able to return within six months. This created cyclic migration that gave the appearance of migration out and migration in.

The destruction caused by the hurricane displaced half of the city’s population and encouraged over 250,000 people to leave Louisiana. However, the need to rebuild the city created job opportunities in construction, engineering, and other fields, resulting in a large influx of new residents.

The population of New Orleans remained unchanged after the hurricane. New agencies and the media over-dramatized the event, giving the appearance of mass movement out of the city. Months later it was realized that few people had left.

Explanation

Hurricane Katrina displaced about half of New Orleans’s population, creating a strong push factor that drove people away. At the same time, rebuilding the city created jobs in construction, engineering, and other fields, attracting workers and new residents—a pull factor. Choice C describes both movements; short-term volunteers in choice A do not explain the sustained influx of residents.

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