ICSE Class VIII Geography Solutions

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Q1.

Answer the questions given by choosing the most appropriate alternative.

  1. ______________ is a major supplier of doctors to UK.
    1. China
    2. India
    3. Pakistan 
    4. Nepal
  2. Developing countries benefit from ___________ sent home by migrants.
    1. remittances
    2. resources
    3. capital
    4. money
  3. In India, women primarily migrate due to ______________.
    1. jobs
    2. child birth
    3. marriage
    4. education
  4. ______________ migration is based on one's free will.
    1. Involuntary 
    2. Relevant
    3. Forced
    4. Voluntary 
  5. The ____________ was the most devastating forced migration in history.
    1. partition of 1947
    2. Brain Drain
    3. African slave trade
    4. holocaust
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  1. (b) India
  2. (a) remittances
  3. (c) marriage
  4. (d) Voluntary
  5. (c) African slave trade
Q2.

Fill in the blanks.

  1. ____________ is the movement of people from one place to another.
  2. The three types of migration are voluntary, forced and _____________.
  3. The largest and most devastating forced migration in human history was the ________________.
  4. The country which receives the maximum number of migrants is _____________.
  5. _____________ migration is a negative form of migration.
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  1. Human migration
  2. Reluctant
  3. The African slave trade
  4. USA
  5. Forced
Q3.

Write (T) for true and (F) for false.

  1. The number of Indian students going abroad for studies has decreased over the years.
  2. Voluntary migration is migration based on one's free will and intiative.
  3. Labour tends to flow from high-wage areas to low-wage areas.
  4. India has become a major supplier of skilled and talented young people to Africa.
  5. Desertification and natural disasters are push factors.
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  1. False
  2. True
  3. False
  4. False
  5. True
Q4.
What is migration?
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Migration is the movement of people from their place of origin to another, with the intention of settling down temporarily or permanently.

Q5.
What are the three types of migration?
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The three types of migration are:

  1. Voluntary migration
  2. Involuntary or reluctant migration
  3. Forced migration
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