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What do you understand by rural-urban migration \?
Solution
In rural-urban migration, people move from rural area to cities mainly in search of better job opportunities, better education and urban lifestyle. A few other reasons for this migration are:
- Villages cannot support a rapid increase in population.
- Reduced food supply
- Shortage of land.
- Machines replacing human labour in farming in villages. This type of migration is common in developing countries like Brazil, South Africa and India.
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