Why do people migrate in large number from rural to urban areas in India?
People migrate in large numbers from rural to urban areas in India because of
a) Pull factors: New employment opportunities, better health and education facilities, high standard of living.
b) Push factors: Poverty, overburdened agriculture, natural disasters (drought and floods).
Explain any three ‘push’ and any two ‘pull’ factors that influence the migration of population in the world.
Study the diagram given below and answer the questions that follow:
12.1) Identify and name the steel plant shown in the diagram.
12.2) Name the mining areas which supply coal and manganese to this plant.
12.3) Which is the source of water supply to this plant?
.“The Rhine Waterways is the world’s most heavily used inland waterway.” In the light of this statement examine the significance of this waterway.
Examine the success of watershed management programme implemented in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh.
How is rainwater harvesting helped in the development of certain areas of India Explain with examples.
Name the two countries which are the largest trading partners of India as per economic survey report of 2011-12.
