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Migration Trends

ICSE · Class 12 · Geography

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Topics in Migration Trends

1

Basic Concepts of Migration

  • Migration means the movement of population from one place to another.
  • Migration may be permanent or temporary.
  • Temporary migration may be annual, seasonal, or daily.
2

Classification and Census Measurement

  • Migration can be classified by duration, scale, and direction.
  • By duration, migration is permanent or temporary.
  • Temporary migration may be annual, seasonal, or daily.
3

International Migration and Indian Diaspora

  • India has experienced both in-migration and out-migration in history.
  • The first group of Indian labourers, consisting of convicts and criminals, was transported from Kolkata in 1815 to work in sugarcane fields.
  • The first wave of Indian Diaspora took place during the British period under the Girmit Act.
4

Refugees and In-Migration into India

  • India has not signed the 1951 Refugee Convention.
  • Even so, India has remained a major refugee destination.
  • There were more than 3 lakh refugees in India in 2011.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Migration

Migration basicsMigrant personTypes by movement directionCommutationStepwise migrationCensus of India and migration dataTerms of destination and originInternational migration

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