Geography GCSE
Pull factors
What Pull factors means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Pull factors
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Reference: AQA
Positive conditions attracting people to urban areas, such as better employment opportunities, improved healthcare, and access to services.
Reasons such as employment prospects that attract people to urban areas.
Topics that use Pull factors
- Section A: Urban issues and challenges (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Biodiversity
- Conservation
- Counter-urbanisation
- Deindustrialisation and economic shift
- Ecological footprint
- Economic insecurity
- Employment
- Energy conservation
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