MIGRATION

MIGRATION
The movement of population from one re­gion to another is termed as migration. Tempo­rary migration encompasses annual, seasonal or even daily movements of population between two cities for example. Migration can be divided into the following types on the basis of their origin and destination:
(a) rural to rural R -> R (b) rural to urban R -> U
(c) urban to urban U -> U (d) urban to rural U -> R
In some cases, the population moves from
villages to small towns and then to a bigger metropolitan city: this may be termed 'step-wise migration'. Migration due to a number of attrac­tions offered by a city is interpreted as migration due to "push" factors; on the other hand, people also move out of villages due to "pull" factors, such as, better opportunities of employment, education, recreation, health care facilities, busi­ness opportunities, etc., outside villages or some such regions. Some "push" factors are unemploy­ment, poverty, social insecurity, political instabil­ity, ethnic conflicts, etc.