B: The majority of long-distance migrants are elderly adults in search of better medical care is NOT one of Ravenstein's laws explaining human migration. Ravenstein's laws emphasize patterns of migration related to distance and age, generally indicating that most long-distance migrants are typically young adults seeking economic opportunities rather than elderly individuals seeking medical care.
Which of the following is NOT one of Ravenstein's laws explaining human migration?
A: Long-distance, international migrants are drawn to major centers of economic activity.
B: The majority of long-distance migrants are elderly adults in search of better medical care
C: Economic factors are the main cause of migration
D: Most long-distance migrants are individual adults
E: The majority of migrants only travel a short distance
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