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Migration Trends

ICSE · Class 12 · Geography

Complete topic list for Migration Trends in ICSE Class 12 Geography. Key concepts, sub-topics, and what to focus on for board exams.

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Topics in Migration Trends

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1. Basic Concepts and Definitions of Migration

  • Migration is the movement of population from one place to another
  • Migration can be permanent (long-term relocation) or temporary (seasonal, annual, or daily)
  • A migrant person is enumerated at a census at a place different from their place of birth
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2. Classification and Types of Migration

  • Migration can be classified based on: cause, distance, and duration
  • International migration: movement across international boundaries (emigration and immigration)
  • Internal migration: movement within a country (intra-district, inter-district, interstate)
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3. International Migration: Out-migration of Indians

  • Indians have migrated internationally for centuries with varying motivations
  • Three distinct waves of Indian diaspora occurred at different historical periods
  • First wave (19th century): British colonial period labor migration - Girmit Act governed indentured labor
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4. International Migration: Partition and In-migration

  • Partition of Indian subcontinent in 1947 caused massive population exchange
  • About 14.5 million people moved across borders - one of history's greatest human movements
  • Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India; Muslims migrated to Pakistan and Bangladesh

Key Concepts

Migration is the permanent or temporaryAccording to census definitionsOutRegularA progressive movement pattern where migrants

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