International Migration Flashcards
What is international migration?
Where people move from 1 country to another, crossing an international boundary.
What is a global hub city?
An urban area with lots of connections to other world cores. Connections include transport, communications, industrial and financial. Often these cities have wide range of nationalities/ethnic groups.
What is economic migration?
The movement of people for work.
What is diaspora?
The spread of a people/culture from 1 country/region to another.
What is an economic benefit to a host area from migration?
Larger workforce for basic jobs/influx of money to help economy and boost bank income.
What is an economic benefit to a source area from migration?
Remittances flow from the diaspora located abroad, and links made with foreign businesses.
What is an economic cost to the host area from migration?
Migrants may need supporting services like health.
What is an economic cost to the source area from migration?
Loss of workforce and investment money.
What is a social benefit to the host area from migration?
Variety of cultures add diversity to the population.
What is a social benefit to the source area from migration?
May relieve population pressure and make links with foreign social networks.
What is a social cost to the host area from migration?
Ethnic tensions; migrants may outnumber national population.
What is a social cost to the source area from migration?
Domestic service migration may cause gender imbalance with a surplus of males and fewer families.
What is a political benefit to the host area from migration?
Promotes debate on national culture and immigration.
What is a political benefit to the source area from migration?
Land reform, such as changing land ownership becomes possible.
What is a political cost to the host area from migration?
Presence of diaspora may lead to nationalistic and anti-immigration feelings.
What is a political cost to the source area from migration?
Migrants may pick up new cultural traits which may lead to unrest when diaspora return home.
What is an environmental benefit to the host area from migration?
Immigrants are used to being efficient in use of resources.
What is an environmental benefit to the source area from migration?
Relieves pressure of urban growth into natural areas by reducing population growth.
What is an environmental cost to the host area from migration?
Urban growth may increase pollution, urban poverty and urban sprawl.
What is an environmental cost to the source area from migration?
Dereliction and decline as depopulation leads to poor land management.
