Migration and Urbanisation

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For Geography Standard 8 Full Book “Migration and Urbanisation”

I. Choose the correct answer:
1. People move from _____ to _____ mainly in search of better jobs
a) Rural to Urban
b) Urban to Rural
c) Hills to plains
d) Plains to hills

2. A person moves from his own country to another country is known as _____.
a) Immigrant
b) Refugee
c) Emigrant
d) Asylum seeker

3. The migration in search of fertile agricultural land is_____ migration
a) Rural to Rural
b) Rural to Urban
c) Urban to Rural
d) Urban to Urban

4. War is one of the _____ causes of human migration
a) Demographic
b) Socio-Cultural
c) Political
d) Economic

5. The main reason for the development of urbanisation in pre-historic period was_____.
a) Excess Production of food grains
b) Domestication of cattle
c) Fishing
d) hunting

II Fill in the blanks:
1. Urbanisation is determined by_____ number of factors
2. _____ is the major push factor operating in rural areas
3. _____ Metropolitan city in India has the second highest urban population in the world
4. The movement of a person based on his free will and desire to live in a better place is called _____ migration.
5. In modern time urban growth was accelerated by the development of _____.

Answers:
1. Three (Population Growth, Poverty, Economic Effects of Urbanization)
2. Poverty
3. Delhi
4. Voluntary
5. Towns and cities

III Match the following:
1. Emigration             A. In migration
2. Immigration           B. Out migration
3. Pull factor              C. Unemployment
4. Push factor            D. Socio- Cultural migration
5. Marriage                E. Employment opportunity

Answers:
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. E
5. C

IV State whether the following statements are true or false:
1. Slums are generally found in cities
2. Mass migration is absent in the modern period
3. The process of Urbanisation has a short history
4. Cities and towns are the major polluters of environment
5. Transhumance is also referred as seasonal migration

Answers:
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True

V Consider the given statements and choose the correct option from the given ones:
Statement (A): Urbanisation is mainly due to the movement of people from rural to cities.
Reason (R): Rural to Urban migration is not a predominant one.
a) A is correct but R is incorrect
b) Both A and R are incorrect
c) Both A and R are correct
d) A is incorrect and R is correct