Theory question 104
PopulationSection B (answer four questions only from this section)
(a) Explain the term net migration.
(b) Describe any four economic effects of rural to urban migration in your country.
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(a) Net migration is the difference between the number of people coming into a country (immigrants) and the number leaving it (emigrants) in a given period; it is positive if immigrants exceed emigrants.
(b) Any four: fall in agricultural output and food shortage in rural areas; overcrowding and slums in towns; pressure on urban amenities (water, housing, transport, schools); urban unemployment; rise in crime and social vices; higher urban cost of living; rural areas left with ageing people; supply of labour to urban industries.
Describe four effects, each in a sentence or two.