Page 1 - SAI HOME SCHOOL LESSON NOTES MIGRATION CAMBRIDGE

SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY
SUBJECT – GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

CLASS -VI

Topic- MIGRATION

The movement of people from one area to another, or from one country to another, is
referred to as migration.
• Migration occurs when a person or a group of people moves from one location to
another, usually across political and administrative borders.
• The rate of migration has an impact on a region's population growth by increasing or
decreasing the number of people who live there.
• Permanent, temporary, and daily migration are all the multi domains of migration.

Factors Responsible for Migration
Employment:
The search for better employment in industries, trade, transportation, and services is the
primary reason for intrastate, interstate (migration from rural to urban areas, and urban to
urban areas) and external migration.
Seasonal Migration:
People migrate for work in various areas and industries on a seasonal basis. People from
drought-prone areas, for example, migrate seasonally to work in brickmaking, construction,
tile factories, and agricultural work.
Education:
People migrate to urban areas in the case of internal migration and to other countries in the
case of international migration for better academic opportunities due to a lack of educational
facilities in their home country. By 2020, India will have the world's largest pool of young
people; however, there is a lack of job opportunities in India, which leads to qualified people
emigrating.
Lack of security:
Political unrest and inter-ethnic strife are also factors that contribute to internal and external
migration. Forced displacement can also occur as a result of events such as wars and internal
political unrest.
Environmental and disaster-related factors:
Some migrants are forced to relocate from rural to urban areas or from one country to
another as a result of environmental disasters such as droughts, floods, and heat waves, which
may have destroyed their homes and farms.