Migration

Question 1

What criteria can migration occur in? (Migration population)

Answer 1

• Scale
• Direction
• Distance
• Decision making
• Cause of movement

Question 2

What does migration tend to display and what does it mean? (Migration population)

Answer 2

Distance-decay

Number of migrants declines as the distance between origin and destination increases

Question 3

What is net migration? (Migration population)

Answer 3

The balance between immigration and emigration

Question 4

What are some reasons for voluntary movement between MEDC’s? (Migration population)

Answer 4

• Brain drain of the doctors from UK to USA

- Movement of East European workers to the UK following EU expansion (2004)

Question 5

What are some reasons for voluntary movement from LEDC’s to MEDC’s? (Migration population)

Answer 5

Movement of Mexicans to the USA to work as casual employees in farming in California

Question 6

What are some reasons for voluntary movement from MEDC’s to LEDC’s? (Migration population)

Answer 6

Movement of aid workers from the EU

Question 7

What are some reasons for voluntary movement between LEDC’s? (Migration population)

Answer 7

Movement of migrant labour from Pakistan to oil rich nations e.g around the Golf

Question 8

What are some reasons for forced movement between MEDC’s? (Migration population)

Answer 8

Repatriation of East Germany into the new unified Germany (1989)

Question 9

What are some reasons for forced movement from LEDC’s to MEDC’s? (Migration population)

Answer 9

Movement of refugees and evacuees

Question 10

What are some reasons for forced movement from MEDC’s to LEDC’s? (Migration population)

Answer 10

Via expiring

Question 11

What are some reasons for forced movement between LEDC’s? (Migration population)

Answer 11

Movement of people from Rwanda to DRC due to genocide fears

Question 12

What is emigration? (Migration population)

Answer 12

Movement out of a country

Question 13

What is immigration? (Migration population)

Answer 13

Movement in to a country

Question 14

What is migration? (Migration population)

Answer 14

Movement between places

Question 15

Since 1980’s, migration patterns have showed an increased in what? (Migration population)

Answer 15

• Illegal migration
• Asylum seeking
• Migration between MEDC’s
• Short term migration

Question 16

Since 1980’s, migration patterns have showed an decreased in what? (Migration population)

Answer 16

• Legal migration
• Permanent migration
• Number of migrants who reunite with families

Question 17

What is economic migration? (Migration population)

Answer 17

the choice of moving country for a better QOL

Question 18

What is a refugee? (Migration population)

Answer 18

A person who is forced to leave their own country to escape war

Question 19

What is an asylum seeker? (Migration population)

Answer 19

A person who has left their own country as a political refugee

Question 20

How many refugees were there in the world in 2003? (Migration population)

Answer 20

22 million

Question 21

Why would numbers of asylum seekers increase? (Migration population)

Answer 21

Economic decline

Question 22

What are the impacts of migration on the origin country? (Migration population)

Answer 22

• Younger population move out
• Grey population
• Lack of males
• BR fall, DR rise

Question 23

What are the impacts of migration on the host country? (Migration population)

Answer 23

• Young adult population increases
• Males migrate in
• BR rise, DR fall

Question 24

What is the main model of migration and what year was it devised? (Migration population)

Answer 24

The Lee model 1966

Question 25

What does the Lee model propose? (Migration population)

Answer 25

- Decision making process is key - Positives and negatives are weighed up - If obstacles to movement were overcome the migration would take place

Question 26

What is Lee's model also known as? (Migration population)

Answer 26

The push pull model

Question 27

What kind of factors did the decision making process include? (Migration population)

Answer 27

- Origin characteristics - Host characteristics - Nature of people

Question 28

What are the push factors of migration? (Migration population?

Answer 28

- Poor infrastructure - Inadequate job offers - Poor education - Natural disasters

Question 29

What are the pull factors of migration? (Migration population?

Answer 29

- Perceived improved SOL - Better health care - Future prospects - Varied employment - Higher wages

Question 30

What are the social impacts of migration on a source country? (Migration population)

Answer 30

- Fall in marriage rates - Break down of family structure - Loss of culture

Question 31

What are the social impacts of migration on a host country? (Migration population)

Answer 31

- Marriage rates rise - Social friction - New norms/values brought in

Question 32

What are the economic impacts of migration on a source country? (Migration population)

Answer 32

- Educated individuals leave - Remittances are sent back - Labour shortages - Farming declines

Question 33

What are the economic impacts of migration on a host country? (Migration population)

Answer 33

- Labour surplus - Increase in menial jobs - Reverse brain drain on return - Pressure on resources