Geography

Question 1

What is migration?

Answer 1

Migration is the movement of people from one place to another place.

Question 2

What is national migration?

Answer 2

Movement from one region to another, within the same country.

Question 3

What is an emigrant?

Answer 3

A migrant who is leaving their source country.

Question 4

What is an immigrant?

Answer 4

A migrant arriving in a host country

Question 5

What is immigration?

Answer 5

The movement of people into a country.

Question 6

What is permanent migration?

Answer 6

When the migrant intends on remaining in the host country.

Question 7

What is forced migration?

Answer 7

When the migrant does not have a choice to leave their source country.

Question 8

What is a refugee?

Answer 8

A person who has been forced to leave their home due to war, persecution or a natural disaster.

Question 9

What does ‘persecution’ mean?

Answer 9

Being treated unfairly because of their race, or religious or political beliefs.

Question 10

What is an asylum seeker?

Answer 10

Someone who is looking for protection and their claim has not yet been accepted.

Question 11

Is fleeing Syria to move to the United Kingdom an example of a national or international migration?

Answer 11

International migration.

Question 12

Is fleeing Syria to move to the United Kingdom an example of a voluntary or forced migration?

Answer 12

Forced migration.

Question 13

Which type of migration occurs when migrants have no choice?

Answer 13

Forced

Question 14

What is an international migrant?

Answer 14

A person who moves from one country to another country.

Question 15

What is a refugee?

Answer 15

A person who has been forced to leave their home.

Question 16

What is an economic migrant?

Answer 16

A person who moves from one place to another place for economic reasons.

Question 17

Why might a refugee be forced to leave their home?

Answer 17

Because of war, persecution, and natural disasters.

Question 18

What is temporary migration?

Answer 18

When the migrant intends on returning to their source country.

Question 19

What is voluntary migration?

Answer 19

When the migrant makes a choice to leave their source country.

Question 20

What is one advantage of migration for the source country?

Answer 20

Money is often sent home by migrants, reduces pressure on jobs and resources, migrants may return with new skills learnt in host country.

Question 21

What is one disadvantage of migration for the source country?

Answer 21

Country loses skilled workers which reduces the country’s workforce, families are broken up, fewer people paying taxes therefore decreased government money.

Question 22

What is one advantage of migration for the host country?

Answer 22

A richer and more diverse culture, increase in taxes being paid and therefore government money, helps to reduce any labour shortages.

Question 23

What is one disadvantage of migration for the host country?

Answer 23

Puts pressure on services such as healthcare and education, overcrowding, and disagreement between different religions and cultures.

Question 24

What is a pull factor?

Answer 24

Factors that attract someone to a new host country.

Question 25

What is a push factor?

Answer 25

Factors that push someone away from a country.

Question 26

Name a push factor.

Answer 26

Very few hospitals​ Wars​ Poor transport links​ Natural disasters​ Unhappy life​ Lack of jobs​ Worse living conditions

Question 27

Name a pull factor.

Answer 27

Better jobs​ More entertainment facilities ​ Better transport links​ Hope for a better way of life

Question 28

What is an economic migrant?

Answer 28

Somebody who chooses to move to a new host country to find a better-paid job.

Question 29

'Not enough jobs in the chosen industry.' Is this an example of a push or pull factor?

Answer 29

Push

Question 29

'High unemployment rates for young people.' Is this an example of a push or pull factor?

Answer 29

Push

Question 30

Better living conditions.' Is this an example of a push or pull factor?​

Answer 30

Pull

Question 31

What is a climate refugee?

Answer 31

A person forced to flee their homes because of sudden or gradual changes in the climate around them.

Question 32

Give two examples of a sudden or gradual change in the climate.

Answer 32

Sea level rising, drought etc. 

Question 32

Name a country that is heavily affected by rising sea levels.

Answer 32

Bangladesh.