SOMETHING TO KNOW
A. Tick (✔) the correct option:
1. What is regular movement of people from one place to another known as?
(a) Migration (✔)
(b) Travelling
(c) Movement
Answer – (a) Migration (✔)
2. People were scared to travel abroad in olden times due to-
(a) Myths (✔)
(b) Lack of money
(c) Lack of transportation
Answer – (a) Myths (✔)
3. What is migration due to natural disaster known as?
(a) Forced migration (✔)
(b) Voluntary migration
(c) Seasonal migration
Answer – (a) Forced migration (✔)
4. Growing crops on a new piece of land once the fertility gets exhausted is-
(a) Seasonal agriculture
(b) Shifting agriculture (✔)
(c) Commercial agriculture
Answer – (b) Shifting agriculture (✔)
B. Fill in the blanks:
[Help Box – voluntary, chain, limited, mankind, Kashmir]
1. Mankindand migration have been linked to each other since ancient times.
2. Voluntary migration is when people move to another place on their own wish.
3. In September 2014 Kashmir Valley saw devastating floods.
4. Migration is like a chain.
5. In earlier times migration was carried out within a limited area.
C. State whether True or False:
1. The settled life began only when the man became a food producer. True
2. People were scared to travel to far away places in olden times. True
3. The labourers move to cities for jobs and better wages. True
4. Migration brings happiness to many people. True
5. Migrants are never happy. False
D. Answer briefly:
1. What do you mean by the term ‘migration’?
Answer – Migration is the systematic movement of people from one place to another.
2. What is shifting agriculture?
Answer – Growing crops on a new piece of land until the fertility gets exhausted and then migrating to new piece of land is called shifting agriculture.
3. Name the two types of forced migration.
Answer – Two types of forced migration are:
Migration due to natural disasters.
Migration due to man-made disasters.
4. Name the river which caused floods in Kashmir in the year 2014.
Answer – The river which caused floods in Kashmir in the year 2014 was river Jhelum.
5. Name two things that changed the orthodox thinking of people.
Answer – Two things changed the orthodox thinking of people are –
Change with education.
Logical thinking and contact with other countries.
E. Answer the following questions:
1. Briefly highlight the three types of migration.
Answer – Three types of Migration are:-
Voluntary Migration – When people move to another place on their own wish or choice for better job, educational opportunities or to be close to their family or friends in another village, town, city, state or country.
Forced Migration – It is the movement of person, family or large groups of people due to a natural disaster or man-made disasters.
Animal Migration – Animal migrate with change in seasons. They migrate to find warmer weather, batter food supply or safe place to give birth to their young ones.
2. List three hardships that the migrants face.
Answer – The migrants have to face many hardships like they have to live without basic amenities like shelter, sanitation or safe drinking water.
The condition is worse when they migrate with their families.
The women have to work hard and children do not get education.
3. ‘Migration brings happiness to many people.’ Explain with two examples.
Answer – If we have to migrate to another city than I will prepare following things:-
Searching for a living place: As shelter is important for each person. It protects us from heat, dust, rain and snow. A house will help us to survive.
Taking a job: A job is what keeps our lives moving. We can earn daily bread if we have job. Hence, job is must to survive.
4. Suppose you have to migrate to another city. List two preparations that you will make.
Answer – If we have to migrate to another city than I will prepare following things:-
Searching for a living place: As shelter is important for each person. It protects us from heat, dust, rain and snow. A house will help us to survive.
Taking a job: A job is what keeps our lives moving. We can earn daily bread if we have job. Hence, job is must to survive.
5. What facilities are needed by people in case of a disaster?
Answer – A disaster is a catastrophic situation in which suddenly people are plunged into helplessness and suffering and as a result, need protection, clothing, shelter medical and social care and other necessities of life.
F. Solve the grid:
Circle 10 words related with the Chapter-Human Migration and list them down. One is done for you.
Agriculture
Flood
Migrant
Forced
Migration
Nomad
Famine
Seasonal
Shelter
Hardship
VALUE BASED QUESTION:
Heavy rains and floods caused a disaster in Meghalaya where your best friend lives. After listening to the NEWS you want to help his family and the people, who lost everything in the disaster. What kind of help can you offer in their hour of need?
Answer – I can help my best friend with following aid:
I will invite them at my house and ask my father to arrange a suitable place for them to stay.
I will help them by providing food.
I will ask my parents to give them some clothes.
I will ask my parents to provide them some medical aid also.
Map Skill
On a political map of India locate, label and colour the following:
A northern state which witnessed floods in 2014.
Answer – Jammu and Kashmir
A state which witnessed Hud Hud floods.
Answer – Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh
A state which supplies labour to agricultural states.
Answer – Odisha and Bihar
A city that attracts migrants from rural areas.
Answer – Mumbai, Maharashtra
SOMETHING TO DO
1. Interview a rickshaw-puller in your city and find out the place that he belongs to. List the hardships that he had to face when he migrated to the city.
Answer – I interviewed a Mumbai based rickshaw-puller in Thane. He belongs to Bihar. The hardships that he had to face when he migrated to the city are –
– Shelter
– Both ends meet
– Language problem
2. Find out the names of some organisations that help the victims of natural calamities.
Answer – There are several organisations which helps the victims of natural calamities are –
(i) State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF)
(ii) National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF)
(iii) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
(iv) CHF (Child Help Foundation)
3. Suppose one of your family members has to move away to a distant place, what are things that he or she would be worried about?
Answer – If one of my family members has to move away to a distant place, then following are the things to be worried about-
– Shelter
– Food
– Environment change
– Financial issues
– Language and cultural differences.
4. Find out the difference between an immigrant and an emigrant.
Answer – The word immigrant is used when talking about the country moved to. Emigrant is used when talking about the country moved from. Someone is an emigrant when they leave their country of origin and an immigrant when they arrive in their new country.
5. About 4,000 species of birds are regular migrants. It is about 40 per cent of the total number of birds in the world! Birds that migrate across oceans spend up to 100 hours or more in the air at a single time until they come to land!
Find out the names of three animals and three birds who travel long distances to migrate and then go back to their original homelands.
Answer – Animals – Sea Turtles, Baleen Whales, Wildebeest
Birds – Siberian Cranes, Flamingo, Ruff