Theory question 101
Population(a) (i) Define the term migration. (ii) Name four types of migration in Africa. (b) Outline any four causes of migration in Africa. (c) Suggest any three ways by which migration can be reduced in Africa.
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(a)(i) Migration is the movement of people from one place to another to live, temporarily or permanently.
(ii) Rural-urban; rural-rural; urban-urban; urban-rural; seasonal; international (emigration/immigration); nomadic.
(b) Search for jobs and better income; education; better social amenities in towns; wars, conflicts and political unrest; natural disasters (drought, floods, famine); population pressure on land; religious persecution or pilgrimage; marriage and family; pastoral nomadism.
(c) Provide social amenities in rural areas (water, electricity, schools, hospitals); rural industries and jobs; improve agriculture and give loans to farmers; political stability and good governance; poverty alleviation programmes; quick response to disasters; laws on immigration.
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