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Due to construction of large dams in the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, the indigenous people were compelled to move out of their habitats. This kind of movement is called

A.
Transfer
B.
Immigration
C.
Outmigration
D.
Displacement

Solution:

Concept:Migration:When people move from one place to another, the place they move from is called the place of origin and the place they move to is called the place of destination.Migration may be permanent, temporary or seasonal.It may take place from rural to rural areas, rural to urban areas, urban to urban areas and urban to rural areas.Explanation:Displacement:In the human population, displacement means the relocation of a large number of people from their homes.It can cause by both non-human activities and also human activities.As a non-human activity, climate change can change a place from farmland to desert then people have to face displacement because of it.On the other hand, humans cause displacement to happen because of an inequitable social and political system that does not provide people protection and other necessary things they want.Example: Due to dam construction in the state of Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, and Gujrat indigenous people of this area face man making displacement and they had to leave the place of their habitat.Thus, due to the construction of large dams in the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, the indigenous people were compelled to move out of their habitats. This kind of movement is called displacement. Additional InformationImmigration:Immigration is the number of individuals of the same species that have come into the habitat from elsewhere during the time period under consideration.Outmigration:In this kind of migration, people move out from one region of the country to another region of the same country to live there permanently.

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