Funds sent back to one's country of origin are known as?

• A. Remittance
• B. Pull Factors
• C. Urbanization
• D. Rain Shadow Effect

Answer: (A)

Remittance is money sent by a person who has moved to another country back to family or contacts in their country of origin. It refers to private transfers that support households, often for living expenses, education, or medical costs, and can also influence the recipient country’s economy by adding to household income and spending. These payments are a common part of global migration patterns and are tracked as remittance inflows in a country’s balance of payments, distinct from official aid or private investment.

The other terms don’t fit because pull factors describe reasons that attract people to a country, urbanization refers to the growth of cities and urban areas, and the rain shadow effect is a climate phenomenon related to precipitation patterns on the sides of mountains.