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QuizMultiple Choice

Movement: Migration

Question 5 • GA-GSE World Geography B

Which of the following is not an example of a push factor that could encourage migration away from a place?

Answer
A
the low cost of living in the southwestern United States
B
the high unemployment rate in Michigan due to the struggling auto industry
C
the high cost of living in Long Island, NY
D
the lack of affordable housing in the northeastern United States

Explanation

A push factor makes people want to leave a place, such as high unemployment or unaffordable housing. The low cost of living in the southwestern United States is instead a pull factor that could attract people there, so it is not a push factor.

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