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Write a definition for each of the terms below.

a. Push factors:

b. Pull factors:

c. Forced migration:

d. Voluntary migration:

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Hi, thomasallenpdt0!

Push factors: A negative aspect that motivates one to leave; in migration, push factors are those that encourage a population to leave it's home.

Pull factors: The advantages a country has that make a person or population come live there.

Forced migration: A general term that refers to the movements of refugees and internally displaced people as well as people displaced by natural disasters, chemical disasters, famine, or development projects.

Voluntary migration: Migration based on one's free will and initiative; volunteering to migrate.

Hope I helped you! :)

~Olivia


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