Question

Migration influences the size and distribution try of the population in ___________.

• A. The area of outrnigration
• B. The area of inmigration
• C. Both $\left(1\right)$ and $\left(2\right)$
• D. Agricultural areas

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both $\left(1\right)$ and $\left(2\right)$

Migration is the movement of people across regions and territories.

It is a determinant factor of population change as it changes the demographics (size and composition) of both the areas of departure and arrival.

Migration is the movement of people across regions and territories. This can be internal (within the country) or international (between the countries).
• Internal migration does not change the size of the population, but changes the distribution of population within the nation.
• In India, most migrations have been from rural to urban areas because of adverse conditions of poverty and unemployment in the rural areas and increased employment opportunities and better living conditions in city.
• Effects of Migrations:
→ It changes the population size.
→ It also changes the population composition of urban and rural populations in terms of age and sex composition.
• In India, the rural-urban migration has resulted in a steady increase in the percentage of population in cities and towns.