One of Ravenstein's 'Laws' of migration about the relative migration of men and women has generally been shown to not be true with regards to contemporary Canada. What law was this?

1) Women are more likely than men to migrate from rural to urban areas, leaving greater sex ratios in rural areas.

2) There would be a predominance of men among short-distance migrants, and women in long-distance migration.

3) There would be a predominance of women among short-distance migrants, and men in long-distance migration.

4) Men were more likely to migrate than women for both short and long distances.

5) Men and women are likely to migrate at equal rates, but men's migration usually precedes that of women.

One of Ravenstein's 'Laws' of migration about the relative migration of men and women has generally shown to not be true with regards to contemporary Canada.

Explanation:

Ravenstein's 'Laws' of migration include several generalizations about migration. One of these laws states that there would be a predominance of men among short distance migrants, and women in long-distance migration. However, this particular law has generally been shown to not be true with regards to contemporary Canada.

In fact, in the early twentieth century, when large-scale migration to North America increased, most immigrants were men seeking land, wealth, and opportunity in the 'New World'. This contradicts Ravenstein's estimates of female migration.