Migration

Question 1

What is migration?

Answer 1

Movement of people from one place to another

Question 2

What is immigration?

Answer 2

Movement into an area or society

Question 3

What are some reasons why people migrate?
PUSH FACTORS

Answer 3

Conflict war
Whether
Lack of job opportunities
Political change
Poor living conditions

Question 4

Why do some people migrate?
PULL FACTORS

Answer 4

Healthcare
Higher wages
Job opportunities
Whether
Education system
Better standard of living

Question 5

What is the impact of migration on the UK population structure?

Answer 5

Affected the size and the structure of the population
Natural increase with more births than death
Without net migration, the UK population would be shrinking

Question 6

What is the impact of migration on dependency ratio?

Answer 6

The fact that migrants are mainly working age reduces the dependency ratio
Immigrant women tend to have higher fertility rates This adds more children to the population