Question

The difference between immigration and emigration is called _______.
A) Migration difference
B) Net difference
C) Gross migration
D) Total migration

Answer 1

Hint:" Net" term is used to denote the difference between any two comparable data. The difference between immigration and emigration gives the value of net migration data

Complete answer:
The movement of people from one place to another with the intention of settling or moving seasonally to a new location is called migration. There are two types of migration, immigration and emigration. People going out from their respective region to another region in one's own country is called immigration and the people are called immigrants. The process in which a person leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another country is called emigration and the person is called an emigrant.Now let's see the options:-

Migration difference- migration difference is no such word used to determine the people moving in and out of the country for a better living hence this is incorrect.
Net difference- Net difference is the difference between the people moving out of the country and people moving out of the region in their own country hence this is an incorrect option.
Gross migration- Gross Migration is the total number of immigrants and emigrants in our country and not the difference hence this is incorrect.
Total migration- Total migration is the data which tells us the total number of people migrated from the region in the country and from one country to another hence this is incorrect.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Note: The problem of immigration and emigration is colossal. Everyday we hear the news of Rohingyas in Assam ,West Bengal and Bangladesh. This problem of migration has resulted in a lot of problems such as resource crunch ,diseases, low per capita income and human right violations .These people romm without an identity as their native country has abandoned them.