What is the meaning of a push factor of migration?

Correct answer: Something that forces people to leave a place

The correct answer is A: a push factor is something that makes people leave their original place. In migration, people move because conditions at the place of origin or conditions at another place influence their decision. A push factor creates pressure to move away. Poverty, unemployment, war, drought, natural disasters, insecurity, and lack of services can act as push factors, although the exact reason may differ from person to person. Option A is correct because it directly describes pressure that drives people out. Option B describes a pull factor, such as better jobs or education at the destination. Option C concerns natural increase, which is the difference between births and deaths, not migration. Option D refers to measuring births and is related to birth rate, not a reason for leaving. Memory cue: push means “push away”; pull means “attract toward.”