Case Study Questions for Class 9 Social Science Geography Chapter 6 Population

Case Study Questions for Class 9 Social Science Geography Chapter 6 Population

Case Study Questions

Question 1:

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows:

Internal migration does not change the size of the population, but influences the distribution of population within the nation. Migration plays a very significant role in changing the composition and distribution of population.

In India, most migrations have been from rural to urban areas because of the ‘push’ factor in rural areas. These are adverse conditions of poverty and unemployment in the rural areas and the ‘pull’ of the city in terms of increased employment opportunities and better living conditions.

Migration is an important determinant of population change. It changes not only the population size but also 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. The urban population has increased from 17.29 per cent of the total population in 1951 to 31.80 per cent in 2011 .

There has been a significant increase in the number of ‘million plus cities’ from 35 to 53 in just one decade, i.e. 2001 to 2011.

Q1. What change is brought about by internal migration?

Ans. Internal migration lead to changes in the distribution of population within the nation and not in the size of the population.

Q 2. Why do permanent migration occur from the rural areas to the urban areas?

Ans. Permanent migration occurs from the rural areas to the urban areas in search of employment opportunities as there is great poverty and unemployment in rural areas of India.

Q 3. What are push and pull factors of migration?
Ans. The push factors of migration are those factors which force people to leave a place e.g.. poverty. drought, etc.
The pull factors of migration are those factors which attract people towards itself e.g., employment opportunity, quality lifestyle, etc.

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