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Which two scenarios represent pull factors of migration?
Nina moves to Honolulu in Hawaii because the city has a low crime rate.
Sandra has left Somalia because of the constant wars there and is staying in France.
Tabrez has left Bangladesh and moved to neighboring India due to constant floods.
Valerie is moving to New York from Alabama because of better wages.
Parveeza went to Germany to escape gender discrimination in her country.

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The correct scenarios that represent pull factors of migration are:

  1. Nina moves to Honolulu in Hawaii because the city has a low crime rate. (This is a pull factor because it indicates a desirable aspect of the new location.)

  2. Valerie is moving to New York from Alabama because of better wages. (This is a pull factor because better wages are an attractive feature of the new location.)

The other scenarios listed represent push factors, as they involve leaving a location due to negative circumstances (like war, floods, or discrimination).