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प्रश्न
(i) What is urbanization?
(ii) What are the two main components of urbanization?
उत्तर
(i)
Urbanisation refers to the population shift from rural areas, the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas, and the ways in which each society adapts to this change.
(ii)
The main components of urbanisation are :
- Population pressure and lack of resources in the rural areas are the push factors for urbanisation.
- People migrate to urban areas due to the availability of better standards of living, well-paid jobs, greater opportunities, better health care, and education facilities.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Study the streams of migration from the given diagram and answer the questions that follow :
(i) In which stream of migration is the number of female migrants the highest? What is the reason for the high rate of migration amongst females, in the stream mentioned by you?
(ii) Give a reason for the high rate of migration amongst males, from rural to urban areas.
Explain the following term briefly :
Regional development
Which one of the following states receives a maximum number of immigrants?
Which one of the following streams is the main reason for female migration in India?
Differentiate between life-time migrant and migrant by the last residence.
What is the impact of rural-urban migration on the age and sex structure of the place of origin and destination?
What was the reason for migration from India to the Middle East?
Which one of the following Urban Agglomeration (UA) has the highest share in the migrant population?
How many percent do women migrate after marriage?
Internal migration is divided into how many streams?
