Which factor affect density of population? How external and internal migration affect population of country?
Answers
Birth rate, death rate, immigration, and emigration affects population density.
Positive Impact of migration:
Unemployment is reduced and people get better job opportunities.
Migration helps in improving the quality of life of people.
It helps to improve social life of people as they learn about new culture, customs, and languages which helps to improve brotherhood among people.
Migration of skilled workers leads to a greater economic growth of the region.
Children get better opportunities for higher education.
The population density is reduced and the birth rate decreases.
Negative Impact
The loss of a person from rural areas, impact on the level of output and development of rural areas.
The influx of workers in urban areas increases competition for the job, houses, school facilities etc.
Having large population puts too much pressure on natural resources, amenities and services.
It is difficult for a villager to survive in urban areas because in urban areas there is no natural environment and pure air. They have to pay for each and everything.
Migration changes the population of a place, therefore, the distribution of the population is uneven in India.
Many migrants are completely illiterate and uneducated, therefore, they are not only unfit for most jobs, but also lack basic knowledge and life skills.
Poverty makes them unable to live a normal and healthy life.
Children growing up in poverty have no access to proper nutrition, education or health.
Migration increased the slum areas in cities which increase many problems such as unhygienic conditions, crime, pollution etc.
Sometimes migrants are exploited.
Migration is one of the main causes of increasing nuclear family where children grow up without a wider family circle.