Question

14 which of the following would geographers consider a “pull” factor that contributed to the settling of the far west? * (1 point) the amount of farmland available for sale in the northeast and midwest after the depression of 1873, many craftsmen in northeastern cities the children of large farming families in germany and scandinavia often only a decade after the california gold rush, new discoveries of gold

Explanation:

To determine the "pull" factor (a factor that attracts people to a region) for settling the Far West:

• Option 1: Farmland in Northeast/Midwest is a "push" factor (reasons to leave those areas), not a pull for the Far West.
• Option 2: Craftsmen in Northeastern cities facing depression is a "push" factor (hardship in origin area), not a pull for the Far West.
• Option 3: Children of farming families in Europe is about emigration from Europe, not a pull specific to the Far West.
• Option 4: New gold discoveries in the Far West (after the California Gold Rush) would attract people (pull factor) as gold mining was a major attraction for settling the Far West.

Answer:

D. Only a decade after the California Gold Rush, new discoveries of gold