Question

What do you understand by rural-urban migration \?

Answer 1

In rural-urban migration, people move from rural area to cities mainly in search of better job opportunities, better education and urban lifestyle. A few other reasons for this migration are:

1. Villages cannot support a rapid increase in population.
2. Reduced food supply
3. Shortage of land.
4. Machines replacing human labour in farming in villages. This type of migration is common in developing countries like Brazil, South Africa and India.