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A teacher who was teaching about migration in her class, used the following example: 'Sridevi who belongs to a fishing community migrated to Chennai after the tsunami had devastated her village' Identify the concept that she was discussing in her class.

A teacher who was teaching about migration in her class, used the following example: 'Sridevi who belongs to a fishing community migrated to Chennai after the tsunami had devastated her village' Identify the concept that she was discussing in her class. Correct Answer <span style="">Push Factor of migration</span>

Migration is the movement of people from one place to another place. People migrate for many different reasons, these are economic, social, political, and environmental.

Key Points

  • Here, the teacher is discussing the push factor of migration.
  • The migration of people is related to changes in the social, political, and economic environment in the region of origin or the receiving region.
  • Push factors are those that force the individual to move voluntarily, and in many cases, they are forced because, the individual risk something if they stay.
  • Push factors may include conflict, drought, famine, tsunami, or extreme religious activity.
  • For example:-  'Sridevi who belongs to a fishing community migrated to Chennai after the tsunami had devastated her village'.

​Thus, it is concluded that Push Factor of migration concept teacher was discussing in her class.

Additional Information

  • Pull factors are those factors in the destination country that attract the individual or group to leave their home. Better economic opportunities, more jobs, and the promise of a better life often pull people into new locations.
  • Emigration is defined as the act of leaving one's country to live in another. 
  • Immigration is the process through which individuals become permanent residents or citizens of another country.

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