Which option is a correct example of a push factor?

Correct answer: Leaving an area because of lack of jobs

The correct answer is A. A push factor is an unfavourable condition in the place of origin that encourages or forces people to leave. Lack of employment can make it difficult to earn a living, so people may move away in search of work. Option A is correct because unemployment or too few jobs pushes people out of the original area. Options B, C, and D are pull factors, not push factors. Good wages attract people toward a destination, a good college attracts students, and a better hospital attracts people seeking improved health services. They are advantages at the destination rather than problems at the place of origin. A person’s migration decision can involve both types at once: a lack of jobs may push someone out, while better wages elsewhere may pull that person in. Memory cue: push factors make people want to leave; pull factors make another place look attractive.