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Thursday, 4 July 2013

Push and Pull Factors From Rural to Urban Setelments

Push Factors

Meaning:
These are negative things about an environment that you live in which make you want to leave

Reasons:

lack of jobs/schools/hospitals
lack of safety
high crime
crop failure
drought
flooding
poverty and war
pollution

Pull Factors

Meaning:
Positive characteristics of an environment that make you want to live there

Reasons:
job opportunities
more wealth
good climate
less crime
political stability
more fertile land
low risk from natural hazards

By: Dinesh Manoharan

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