A district study follows young adults leaving villages in Tharparkar for Karachi. Fig. 1 uses arrows to show movement towards construction sites, workshops ...
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A district study follows young adults leaving villages in Tharparkar for Karachi. Fig. 1 uses arrows to show movement towards construction sites, workshops and service jobs in the city. The study asks why this change occurs and how it affects development in both places.
(a) Identify one likely push factor from rural Tharparkar. [1]
(b) Explain two pull factors attracting migrants to Karachi. [2]
(c) Analyse two economic effects of this migration on the rural area. [2]
Answer Details
(a) Any one: drought / unreliable rainfall [1]; low farm income [1]; unemployment [1]; lack of local services [1]. (b) Any two: Karachi has a wider range of paid jobs [1]; wages may be higher than rural earnings [1]; migrants can access education, hospitals or other urban services [1]; relatives may already provide contacts or accommodation [1]. (c) Any two: remittances can raise household income and fund housing or farming [1]; loss of young workers can reduce agricultural labour and output [1]; fewer people may increase the dependency burden on those remaining [1]; returning migrants may bring skills or savings for local enterprise [1].
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