Describe three push and three pull factors that have influenced the demographic shift from rural areas to urban areas (2 points for each accurately identified factor).

What will be an ideal response?


Push factors: no jobs, lack of food, inadequate housing, political conflicts, racial conflicts, religious conflicts
Pull factors: opportunity for education, variety of jobs, entertainment, freedom, social mobility, prestige, power

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Streams of protons and electrons emitted from the Sun produce ________

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