Migration

Q. If a person moves from one country to another, it is called as ________ migration.

1. intra
2. international
3. internal
4. external

Q. The ________ is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year.

1. death rate
2. population growth
3. birth rate
4. population increase

Q. _______ is the movement of people across regions and territories.

1. Population growth
2. Unemployment
3. Migration
4. Urbanisation

Q. Given below are two statements about migration. Read the statements and mark the most suitable option:

S1: Pull factors contributing to migration are poverty and unemployment.

S2: Push factors contributing to migration are employment opportunities.

1. S1 and S2 are true and S2 is the explanation for S1
2. S1 is true, S2 is false
3. Both S1 and S2 are false
4. S1 and S2 are true, but S2 is not the explanation for S1

Q. Which of the following is an example of internal migration?

1. Yosef is going to his village to meet his grandma.
2. Aman is travelling to Agra to see Taj Mahal.
3. Jitender is leaving Bangalore to settle in his village.
4. Rishabh is coming back to India after completing his studies in USA.

Q. What is referred to as the number of live births per thousand persons in a year?

1. Mortality rate
2. Death rate
3. Birth rate
4. Natural growth rate

Q. Compare and contrast the migration from rural to urban areas and rural to rural areas.

Q. In a particular area, the initial population was 1000 in the year 2014. There were 50 births and 75 deaths in the same year. 200 people migrated into this area while 75 moved out of this area in the year 2014. What was the population of the area at the beginning of 2015?

1. 1150
2. 1000
3. 1100
4. 850

Q. Assume a condition where 10 people migrate from city A to city B, both in country X and 15 people migrate into country X from another country. How do these migrations affect country X?

1. The population density changes for the cities and countries.
2. The population density changes for the countries but not for the cities.
3. The population of country X increases by 25.
4. The population of country X increases by 15.

Q. If Debesh travelled from Bangladesh to West Bengal, the type of migration can be called as migration.

1. internal
2. international
3. external

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. Internal migration changes the population distribution of a country.
2. International migration do not change the population distribution of a country.
3. Travellers travelling, for a short period, can be considered as they are migrating.
4. Both internal and international migration will lead to change in population distribution.

Q.

Give the appropriate term for the following:
(i) The number of persons per square kilometre (km²) at any given time.
(ii) Death rate.