Which factor best explains why many families join the migrant caravan?

• A. They seek higher social status
• B. They are curious about distant places
• C. They are fleeing economic hardship and seeking work
• D. They want to abandon farming for city life

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that people migrate in search of better economic opportunities. Many families join a migrant caravan because they are fleeing poverty, unemployment, or insufficient local opportunities in their home country and look for work and better living conditions elsewhere. The caravan form often helps them travel more safely, share information about routes and resources, and support each other on a difficult journey, but the driving force is the chance to earn a livelihood to support their families. Reasons like a desire for higher social status or mere curiosity don’t align with why families would undertake such a risky, resource-intensive move, and abandoning farming for city life is too narrow a motivation given the broader goal of finding work and stability.