Theory question 101
Population(a) Explain the term migration and describe any three forms it may take
(b) State any four factors that may be responsible for migration
(c) Outline any three advantages and three disadvantages of any one type of migration mentioned in (a) above.
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(a) Migration: the movement of people from one place to another to live, permanently or for a period. Forms: rural-urban; urban-rural; rural-rural; urban-urban; internal and international; seasonal; permanent; forced (refugees)
(b) Search for jobs and higher income; education and social amenities; wars, insecurity and persecution; natural disasters (drought, floods); land shortage and poor soils; marriage and family ties; government policies (resettlement)
(c) Rural-urban migration – advantages: labour for urban industries; remittances to villages; less pressure on rural land; spread of ideas and skills. Disadvantages: rural depopulation and fall in farm output; urban congestion, slums and unemployment; crime; pressure on urban amenities
Keep (c) to one type of migration.