Class 5 EVS Migration of the Family Questions and Answers | Notes, Worksheet & MCQs
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A. Tick (✓) the right answer.
- People from villages move to cities for ____.
Answer: (c) Both (a) and (b) - Displacement means ____.
Answer: (b) forced shifting - People who leave their home during a war and seek shelter in another country are called ____.
Answer: (c) refugees
B. Answer the following questions.
- What is meant by migration?
Answer: Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. - Why do people migrate from one place to another?
Answer: People migrate for better education, jobs, transferable jobs, and due to natural or man-made disasters. - Mention any three major reasons for which people migrate.
Answer: Higher studies, job opportunities, and transferable jobs. - Why does seasonal migration occur?
Answer: Seasonal migration occurs when people move temporarily to find work during non-farming seasons.
C. Fill in the blanks.
- When people move from one place to another to settle there, it is called migration.
- Displacement is a forced migration.
- Displaced people are provided temporary shelters by the government.
- Whenever a family member migrates, the whole family structure changes.
D. Match the following.
- Higher studies — (e) Migration
- Illegal houses — (d) Demolition
- Earthquake — (c) Displacement
- Seasonal migration — (a) Farmers
- Shifting to another place — (b) Many difficulties
E. Write T/F.
- Shifting to another place is a very easy thing to do. — False
- People who migrate are known as migrants. — True
- Families are getting closer due to migration. — False
- In India, people in earlier times often lived in joint families. — True
Migration of the Family – Additional Questions & Answers
- Who are migrants?
Answer: People who move from one place to another are called migrants.
- What is a joint family?
Answer: A family in which grandparents, parents, children and other relatives live together.
- What is a nuclear family?
Answer: A family consisting of parents and their children.
- What is displacement?
Answer: Forced migration due to disasters or development projects.
- Name two natural disasters.
Answer: Floods and earthquakes.
- Name two man-made causes of displacement.
Answer: War and construction of dams/roads.
- Who provides shelter to displaced people?
Answer: The government provides temporary shelters.
- What is seasonal migration?
Answer: Temporary migration for work during a particular season.
- How does migration help people?
Answer: It provides better education, jobs and living standards.
- How does migration affect children?
Answer: They must adjust to new schools and surroundings.
- Why do elderly people feel lonely after migration?
Answer: Family members may move away leaving them behind.
- How do families stay connected today?
Answer: Through phone calls, video calls and messaging.
- What is emigration?
Answer: Moving permanently to another country.
- Give one example of a transferable job.
Answer: Army or government service.
- Why do people migrate for education?
Answer: To study in better schools or colleges.