Assertion (A): Migrants who enter a new country or region are called immigrants.

Reason (R): Emigrants are people who leave their country to settle elsewhere.

Correct option is B

The correct answer is (b) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
Explanation:

• People entering a new country or region to live there are called immigrants.

• Those who leave their own country to live elsewhere are called emigrants.

• These terms describe opposite perspectives of the same movement.

• Immigration is seen from the destination country's viewpoint.

• Emigration is seen from the origin country's viewpoint.
Information Booster:

• Example: If a person moves from India to Canada, they are an emigrant from India and an immigrant to Canada.

• Migration includes both voluntary and forced movements.

• Migration can be influenced by economic, social, political, or environmental factors.

• The terms are part of geography and demographic studies. • Net migration = Immigration - Emigration.