EQ2: Global shift and migration- inc detroit

Question 1

what was Detroit known for

Answer 1

manufacturing

Question 2

TNCs in Detroit

Answer 2

General motors, ford…

Question 3

advantages of TNCs

Answer 3

bring prosperity- lead to immigration

Question 4

what caused the downfall of Detroit’s manufacturing industry

Answer 4

The global shift- companies faced competition from manufactures in Japan(cheap oversea goods). Detroit endured a population decline.

Question 5

from 2002 to 2012 what was the decline percentage in population in Detroit.

Answer 5

25%

Question 6

in 2013 what left Detroit bankrupt?

Answer 6

deindustrialisation

Question 7

how many years sooner do people in Detroit die compared to their suburban neighbours

Answer 7

16 years sooner

Question 8

what are some multiplier effects of the global shift on Detroit?

Answer 8

• Raise in taxes
• less of a skilled workforce
• emigration from Detroit
• increase in abandoned infrastructure
• reduced standard of living
• decline in inwards FDI
• decline in services

Question 9

what is the unemployment rate in Detroit compared to the USA

Answer 9

unemployment rate in Detroit=(5.0%)

unemployment rate in USA=(3.9%)

Question 10

what is deindustrialisation

Answer 10

the decline in manufacturing industries

Question 11

what is dereliction

Answer 11

the state of having being abandoned and become dilapidated

Question 12

what is deprivation

Answer 12

the lack of material benefits and services considered to be basic necessities in society

Question 13

what is a core region

Answer 13

area with the most economic activity and development and is the most prosperous

Question 14

what is a periphery region

Answer 14

area of low declining economic development

Question 15

3 push factors…

Answer 15

• poor weather
• high house prices
• perceptions of rising crime

Question 16

4 pull factors…

Answer 16

• better weather
• lower house prices and living costs
• more relaxed lifestyle
• many brits already live there

Question 17

what’s a refugee

Answer 17

someone who has been forced to flee hos or her country because of persecution, war or violence

Question 18

whats an asylum seeker

Answer 18

someone who wishes to be classed as a refugee

Question 19

what happens if an asylum seekers application is denied

Answer 19

they are deported

Question 20

what are the 3 reasons why urban areas grow

Answer 20

• natural increase (60%)
• migration (30%)
• reclassification of rural areas (10%)

Question 21

whats centripetal migration

Answer 21

movement of people directed towards the centre of urban areas

Question 22

what can centripetal migration lead to

Answer 22

squatter settlements on marginal cities

Question 23

state things about Karachi (case study)

Answer 23

• most populated city in Pakistan
• its Pakistans financial centre
• internal migrants look for work in retail and banking
• its a port city
• most people work in industrial sectors (shipping)

Question 24

state things about Mumbai (case study)

Answer 24

• on the coast
• in India
• many international brands in Mumbai (FDI)
• -caters for emerging middle class
• lots of inwards FDI
• global shift in manufacturing+ telecommunications
• Tata steel based in Mumbai= money to India

Question 25

pull factors of Karachi?

Answer 25

- good education - hub for media software companies - FDI

Question 26

push factors for Mumbai

Answer 26

- farming not bringing in enough money - poor quality of life - low literacy rates - very little infrastructure - farming is un unreliable source of income

Question 27

internal migration? definition

Answer 27

migration within a nation

Question 28

elite migrants?definition

Answer 28

highly skilled, affluent migrants- sought after for investment and skills

Question 29

low wage migrant?definition

Answer 29

cheap labour workers who have come to fill manual/unskilled labour shortages

Question 30

economic migrant?definition

Answer 30

migrants who move for economic purposes | e.g. employment, wages etc

Question 31

internal migrants?definition

Answer 31

migration between countries (across international borders)

Question 32

benefits and costs of migration?definition

Answer 32

- impact on house prices - investments & entrepreneurialism - deepening of global links

Question 33

state things about elite migrants:

Answer 33

- countries with high levels of inequality - global citizens - seeking more global hubs - bring lots of money and often skills - few barriers to migration

Question 34

state things about low wage migrants

Answer 34

- lower income countries - economic improvement- often sending money home - cheap labour - barriers of migration depending on openness of host country

Question 35

CASE STUDY: elite migrants: Russian Oligarchs

Answer 35

- became rich because USSR collapsed - keep their assets abroad to avoid them being taken by the state - 35% of foreign purchases of residential property was Russian - 2004-2013 they contributed £250 bn in loans (uk) - london provides good services

Question 36

examples of elite migrants

Answer 36

politicians, sportsmen, sportswomen, actors...

Question 37

CASE STUDY: low wage migrant- UAE

Answer 37

-over 80% of UAEs 9.2 mil population is made up of migrant workers -close to 3 mil Indians, 2 mil Pakistanis and Bangladeshis live/ work in UAE - migrants work in manual, construction and transportation industries. - live on $5 a day 12 hour day shift -lax health and safety laws - entry visas are tied to manual work they do this to send remittances back home- estimated US $15 bil returned to India annually as remittances.

Question 38

what's a source nation

Answer 38

countries/places migrants leave from

Question 39

what's a host nation

Answer 39

countries/places which a migrant moves to

Question 40

what is fuelling anti-globalisation movements

Answer 40

increased unease about levels of international migration

Question 41

costs for source countries?

Answer 41

- lose workers - less economic activities - less diversity and culture - decline of industries

Question 42

costs for host country

Answer 42

- stress on services - overcrowding - exploitation of resources

Question 43

benefits for host country

Answer 43

- gain workers - increased industry - diversity

Question 44

benefits for source countries?

Answer 44

- less crowding - less pressure on services - more housing available