Migration

Question 1

Japan

Answer 1

27% population over 65 - a declining population
44 million people of working age in 2037
1.7% immigrants
closed dor policy towards migrants - japan isn’t an international language

Question 2

Schengen agreement

Answer 2

less internal border controls resulted in unemployment being reduced by 6% over Europe

Question 3

Australia

Answer 3

70% of immigrants are accepted based on skill shortages
2015-2959, skilled immigrants will contribute over $1 trillion to the GDP
88% of immigrants under 40 compared to only 54% of Australian residents

Question 4

Asylum seekers

Answer 4

2015 was only 0.1% of EU population that were accepted

Question 5

Syrian war

Answer 5

12 million displaced

Question 6

foreign ownership

Answer 6

by 2025, China will own over £100 billion of the UK’s energy, transport and property investments
13% of property bought in London between 2014 and 2016 was nought by foreign owners

Question 7

company nationality

Answer 7

foreign ownership is bad - given the profits leave the country, and less is paid in tax to the government

Question 8

migration

Answer 8

3.8 million in 1993
8.7 million in 2015

Question 9

Singapore

Answer 9

a high percentage of migrant workers
4th largest financial centre
international schools to cater education to migrants
immigrants do not count towards Singapores GDP

Question 10

causes of migration

Answer 10

joining family
voluntary economic migration - improve Q of Life
refugees - war + conflict
Asylum seekers - international protection
Environmental refugees - Tectonic events + climate change impacts
international students - migrating to study elsewhere.

Question 11

UN

Answer 11

maintaining international peace and security
promoting sustainable development
protecting human rights
upholding international law
delivering humanitarian aid

Question 12

WB and IMF

Answer 12

stabilise global finance markets
fixed exchange rate for any loans or financial assistance
SAPS (structural adjustment policies):
open up the domestic market - private investment
reduce the role of government - privatising industries
remove restriction on capital - no limits on international investment
reducing govt spending
devalue currency - exports cheaper

Question 13

IGO

Answer 13

environmental agreements and protocols between governments

Question 14

nationalism

Answer 14

promote British values
extreme right-wing parties - UKIP has grown rapidly since 1991

Question 15

Catalonia

Answer 15

North East Spain - Barcelona is capital
want independence from Spain
have their own language and customs
90% of people wanted independence in 2017 - did not happen

Question 16

Brazil

Answer 16

$22 billion spent on world cup preparation
this could have been used to solve domestic problems such as :
poor public services, high food prices and corruption

Question 17

India

Answer 17

500 million Indian people live in extreme poverty and lack access to healthcare and education - inequality in benefits from globalisation

Question 18

China

Answer 18

Hukou system - rural migrants cannot benefit from globalisation - they cannot work in factories supplying TNC’s
300 million rural migrants - suffer from poverty, famine and illness from living close to polluting factories.