4⃣ Demography 5) Migration

Question 0

Describe immigration in the UK

Answer 0

⚫️from 1900 to 1940s 
➡️largest immigrant in the UK 
➡Irish
➡️european jews
➡British descendent - Canada, USA
➡️very few were non-white

Question 1

What is migration

Answer 1

⚫️movement of people
➡️can be internal or international
➡️affects the size and age of the population
➡️until 1980s more people left UK than entered it

Question 2

Describe white and non- white immigrants during 1950s-70s

Answer 2

⚫️non-white immigrants
➡️began to come from Caribbean, Africa, south Asia

⚫️2001
➡️minority ethnic- 7.9% of population

Question 3

Describe the immigration and nationality act

Answer 3

⚫️from 1962 - 1990
➡️placed several restrictions on non-white immigrants

⚫️1980s
➡️non-white accounted 1/4 of immigrants

⚫️mainly white countries in EU
➡️became chief source of immigrants

Question 4

Whats the impact of immigration on family diversity

Answer 4

⚫️asian-extended family

⚫️black- lone family

Question 5

Describe the emigration in UK

Answer 5

⚫since 1900
➡️most emigrants gone to
➡️USA, Canada, Australia, New Zeland, South Africa

Question 6

What are the two economic main reasons for emigrating

Answer 6

⚫️push factors
➡️unemployment and economic recession

⚫️pull factors
➡️higher wages or better opportunities

Question 7

What are the non-economic reasons for migrating

Answer 7

⚫️flee from
➡️political persecution
➡️or ethnic persecution