Pull factors are attractive conditions at the destination that draw migrants. In rural–urban migration, expectations of higher wages, regular salaried jobs and better services in cities act as powerful pulls. People compare these perceived benefits with conditions in their villages and decide to move if they expect an improvement in their lives. Hence, better jobs and higher wages illustrate a typical pull factor.
Option A:
Option A is a push factor because drought and crop failure drive people away from origin areas rather than attract them to a specific destination.
Option B:
Option B is also a push factor, as people flee violence for safety, but it does not itself describe the attractions of towns.
Option C:
Option C is correct since higher wages and employment opportunities in urban centres draw people and fit the classic definition of pull factors.
Option D:
Option D again describes a push factor linked to environmental degradation in the village, not an attraction in the city.
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