Migration Flashcards

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Define migration?

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The movement of people across a specified boundary, national or international to establish a permanent place of residence

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Define internal migration?

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Moving within the frontiers of a nation

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Define international migrant?

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Cross international boundaries

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Define net migration?

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Number of migrants entering a region or country minus the number who leave the same place

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Define origin?

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Where the migration embarks from

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Define destination?

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Where the migration is completed

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Define migration stream?

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Continuous movement of migrants from a common origin, with a common destination

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Define countermigration stream?

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Reverse flow at a lower volume of people as people are dissatisfied and return home

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Define in migration?

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Number of people joining a country’s population

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Define outmigration?

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Number of people leaving a country’s population

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Define immigrant?

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A person who joins a country’s population for permenant residence

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Define emigrant?

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A person who leaves a country’s population for permanent residence

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Define push factors?

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Negative observations about the area an individual is presently living in

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Define pull factors?

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Perceived better conditions in the place migrants wish to go

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Define chain migration?

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After one or a small number of pioneering migrants have led the way, others from the same rural community follow
Results from strong established rural urban links

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Define relay migration?

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At different stages on a family’s life cycle different people take responsibility for migration in order to improve the financial position of the family

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Define stepped migration?

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Rural migrant initially heads for a familiar small town and then after a period of time moves to a larger urban settlement

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Define urban hierarchy?

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Urban structure - size of city decreases number of people decreases

Very few big cities
Large number of smaller cities
Large towns
Small commuter towns

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Define voluntary migration?

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The individual or household has a free choice about whether or not to move

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Define forced migration?

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When the individual or household has little or no choice but to move

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Describe circular migration?

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Migrants do not settle perenemnantly

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Lee’s migration model: list of intervening obstacles

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Distance
Lack of capital
Illiteracy
Political differences
Religion
Language 
Military services
Travel costs 
Mia information
Family pressure
National policy
Bureaucracy
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Define lees migration model?

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A model which divides factors causing migration into push and pull
These factors are economic cultural or environmental
- unfavourable = push
- attractive = pull

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What are intervening obstacles to migration?

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Factors that prevent migration from taking place or reduce numbers moving

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What is the gravity model based on?
Newtons las of universal gravitation
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Sum up the gravity model?
The potential number of migrations will be bigger where the population of the departing and arriving are large
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Formula for gravity model?
Number of people moving = Pop of A * Pop of B / distance between them squared
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What does the todaro model say is the most influential of push pull factors?
Economic
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How does the todaro model say that rural urban migration can be slowed?
By creating investment and new employment opportunities in rural areas
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Why does migration occur according to the todaro model?
Individual migrants weigh up the economic costs and benefits
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Descrive circular migration?
Migrants do not settle permanently in their new homes | Leave rural home at the time of unemployment returns periodically with. Obey
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Describe step migration?
Represents the progressive movement from rural areas (isolated farms and agricultural villages) to small towns / urbanised commuter cities to regional centres / large individual cities to national metropolis
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Describe step migration variations?
Direct movement from rural areas to national metropolis Moving from rural areas to national metropolis but moving back to regional centre Intention to move from rural area to national metropolis but moving back to small town Intention to move from rural area to national metropolis but eventually returning to rural area not reisiding elsewhere
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What are the three steps of step migration?
Farms and rural areas Regional centres National metropolis
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What is ravensteins law based on?
Studied migration in the U.K. 1880s
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Push factors of rural urban migration?
Lack of economic opportunity (Poor subsistence farming + lack of incomes for young people) Population greTer than resources (food shortages) Housing shortage Natural disaster Adverse climates
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Pull factors of rural urban migration?
Job prospects High wages Attractive environment Amenities
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Consequences of rural urban migration?
``` Urban issues (overcrowding, lack of sanitation, disease (cholera diahorrea) lack of construction regulation, marsh bog poor land quality) Rural reliance on remittances (further decline as old rely on young) Rural depopulation (less agriculture so less food supply, reliance on imported food) Brain drain (selective migration as young entrepreneurial people leave) ```
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Fiji case study information about core vs periphery migration?
Incomes in rural areas 25% of those in Sura | Incomes in urban areas grew 6x faster than in rural areas
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What are the two forms of urban urban migration?
Step migration | Movement within the same urban area (HIC)
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Why does movement within the same urban areas occur?
Migrants stay with friends or relatives when they first arrive in city They become more established they are able to move from squatter camps to migrants areas
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Describe urban urban migration that happens generally in the U.K.?
Refugee or asylum seeker accommodation Undesirable areas e.g. Margate Where there is an accommodation surplus
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Describe intra urban migration?
Within one urban area e.g. Moving house due to Improved income levels mean that property can be acquired in better areas and housing improvements can take place Changes in family status often mean a move to a larger property or the building of additional rooms
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Describe intra urban migration reasons?
Urban regeneration - gentrification (gentrification: kid Brooke village, shoreditch effect) which affects less affluent social groups Movement for school catchment areas Improved income (improve lifestyle or get into school catchment areas)
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Where does counterurbanisation occur?
Developed world | Eg chile Argentina and Brazil
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Describe counter urbanisation?
Involves the shift of populations from older industrial core areas to peripheral areas as well as a move from larger centres to smaller towns
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Examples of why counterurbanisation occurs?
New towns eg Crawley due to world war 2 bombing Slim clearance (eg New addington) White flights in the 1960/70 Where growth in car ownership and expansion of commuter routers results in a change in work habits
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How many people have left rural areas to seek work? (China case study)
160 million people | 12% of the population of china
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Outline the reasons why people left rural china?
Seek work in cities (1978 rural income is 40% urban income) | Better standards of living (they can make more in a month working in a factory than in a year in the countryside)
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In 1978 how much did farmers earn?
Less than $2 a day in 1980 | In Giozhou
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Urban sprawl in china?
Shenzhen since 1978 has sprawled from small town to city of 12 million, predicted to be 15 million by 2020
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Describe the social problems of rural urban migration in china?
61 million children left behind 20 million have mental health problems (depression anexity) 20 million involved in criminal activity Further health problems of anaemia and screwed growth
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Explain what stepped migration is?
When a rural migrant first heads for a familiar small town which is relatively close by And makes one or more moves up the settlement hierarchy e.g. To a regional centre then to a capital city
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Why does stepped migration happen?
Reduced the risk involved and to help the migrant on their way By offering smaller steps which may be easier to achieve Allows money to be saved up and information to be gathered for the next step
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Explain how pull factors cause economic migration?
Pull factors in the decision to move and choice of destination (factual information, news from pioneer migrants, advertising, media reports and perception)
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What is economic migration?
The movement of population for economic gain or betterment | To obtain jobs or better paid employment
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Explain factors that may limit the ability of people to migrate?
Physical - wellbeing of migrant and oceans mountains or swamps Economic - finances to pay for migration, transport and housing costs and availability, employment Social - family size, age, culture, level of education
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Why is the scale of rural urban migration greater in LEDC than MEDC?
General cause of migration: socio economic disparity (services, opportunities and quality of life are poor in rural compared to urban) Widespread in LEDC but applies only to certain MEDC (remote e.g. Mountains) MEDC rural urban is in the past and more urban rural occurs now LEDC is still dominant Due to different stages in urbanisation
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Push factors of rural urban migration in LEDC vs MEDC?
LEDC: Unemployment Poor access to education and healthcare Natural disasters Lack of food security MEDC (remote): Limit job opportunities Long distNcw education and healthcare NO physical hardships or problem of food security
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Pull factors of rural urban migration in LEDC vs MEDC?
Attraction of urban areas Job opportunities Higher wage rates Access to better range and quality of services and shops LEDC is more greatly improved quality of life
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Define international economic migration?
The movement of people for more than a year To another country To seek employment
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Ravensteins laws or migration:
Greatest body of migrants travel short distances Produces currents directed at commercial centres Each current has a counter current in the opposite direction Urban migrated less than rural Male migrate more over long distances
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what are the three costs of migration?
Closing up Cost of movement Opening up
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what is the closing up cost of migration?
changes to assets owned LIC - low monetary, high personal HIC - costs of selling house, estate agents, selling possessions that can't be transported generally substantial
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what is the cost of movement cost of migration?
depends on mode of transport and time taken | personal transport costs and costs of transporting possessions
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what is the cost of opening up cost of migration?
HICS impose stamp duty when a house is above a certain value estate agents and legal fees possibly covered by employer
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obstacles of miggation?
Physical - flood drought landslides water bodies | Human - hostility from people ethnic tensions
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how have government attitudes to migration changed? i
legal barriers have worsened | countries favour immigrants with skills and set up buisnesses creating employment
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difference between voluntary and involuntary international migration?
voluntary had an element of choice dominated by economic reasons influenced by changes or relaxation in laws or rules eg 2004 eu expansion
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when does involuntary migration occur?
when the migrant is forced to move due to human or physical reasons wars conflict due to wealth distribution ethnicity genoicide religions resources territory
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example of an involuntary migration due to genocide?
rwanda
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example of an involuntary migration due to religion?
syria
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example of an involuntary migration due to resources?
iraq
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example of an involuntary migration due to natural disaster?
haiti
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example of an involuntary migration due to persecution?
nazi germany
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what is independent voluntary migration?
the decision to move is made by the individual | large majority of choice
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what is dependent voluntary migration?
decision to move is made by a collective household individual does not have a significant say depends on the age and gender of the prospective migrant
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describe the recent trends in voluntary migration?
growth of labour related migration increasingly temporary &a circular 1990-2000 spatial impact has spread (more countries) new migration streams & old streams maintainded proportion of female migrants increased to 50% Indonesia, Sri Lanka women make up majority
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what advances in technologu have led to a rise in migration?
air travel is more reliable, quicker, cheaper, easier to book ships trains eg eurostar internet - advertising, ease of booking, globalisation of culture eg 82% of kenya vs 9% in 2002
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economic reasons for a rise in migration?
ease of currency exchange internet banking remittance payments
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environmental impacts of international migration on the source country?
relaxation of pressure on resources
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define assimilation?
group of migrants gradually become part of host population
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cultural impacts of international migration on receiving country?
Growth in CULTURAL HYBRIDITY as foreign people are established eg after 2004 he expansion, more polish workers migrated to u.k., increased birth rate, languages at schools, etc Large urban areas feel the effect of this most as greatest concentration of employment oppertunjtirs can be found UK FRANCE GERMANY evident
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social economic impacts of international migration on the receiving country?
increased no of people with low socioeconomic status (unemployment, dangerous, dirty jobs in consutrucrjon and household services) increased pool of available labour reducing inflation concentration of migrants on economic regions which puts pressure on housing stock and services e.g. health and education social assimilation following economic assimilation - language religion and culture are barriers to this
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social economic impacts of international migration on the sorce country?
remittances are a major source of income (in 2012 70 billion sent back to india) features in china also positive multiplier - donations by migrants to community projects, increase purchase of foreign goods leads to increased reserves of foreign exchange brain drain - loss of most dynamic individuals £60 billion LIC investment lost annually in this way new ideas from adopted country filter back to one country clashing with tradition
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push factor: poverty for mexico to USA international migration?
47% live below the poverty line | deplorable economic conditions and poverty
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push factor: lack of economic opportunity for mexico to USA international migration?
debit and currency crisis neoliberal reforms between 2002 and 2009 unemployment rose by 32%
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push factor: poor education prospects for mexico to USA international migration?
adult literacy rates are 55%
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pull factor: good academic oppertunjtirs for mexico to USA international migration?
them or for their future children higher education prospects so they can gain higher paying jobs 86% of mexicans can read and write 99% of americans can read and wrote majority of students finish school at 14 in mexico, 16 in america
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pull factor: greater economic opportunity for mexico to USA international migration?
chance for well paid jobs john labour demands in america has lead to an expansion in mexican labour pool 2014 69% of mexican immigrants were in the civilian labour force and 30% in service (lower paying) occupations
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pull factor: better quality of life for mexico to USA international migration?
people perceive a better life (57%) quality of services is genuinely much better US 400 patients for every doctor Mexico 1800 patients for every doctor
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push factor: crime for mexico to USA international migration?
mexico had high crime rate and drug traffakig rates | 47,500 people in the past 5 years killed in drug related crimes
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trends in mexico us migration?
rate has decreased in recent years (fewer jobs, tougher border control, more technology for border control, improving mexico economy) only changed by 200,000 between 2006-2014 compared to 2 million between 1980-1988
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demographic of mexico us migration?
87% working age only 60% native population | more likely to be employed in services or consution earning 20,000 less than average american
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main settling points of mexico urban migration?
california 4.2 million | texas 2.5 million
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main entry point of mexico us migration?
arizona border there were 260 out of a total of 473 migrants deaths in 2005
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positive impacts on mexico?
higher percentage of remittances, lower homicide rate 1% increase in remittance, 0.05% increase in homicide rate higher incomes deters crime and increasing oppertunjtes of jobs and education positive multiplier effect pressure on land social services and jobs is relieved - unemployment reduced and health services no longer over capacity
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negative impacts on mexico?
there is an increasingly dependent population as the majority of young people leave lack of young fertile couples reduces birth rate further increasing dependency ratio as lack of people supporting elderly mexico is dependent on domestically grown food - most migrants are from rural areas leaving a shortage of farmers - potential for food shortages n mexico as economically active population leave rural areas
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economic impacts of mexican migration on the USA?
mexican migrants take low income menial jobs (still highter than mexico) many americans don't want these jobs social tension as now unemployment of americans is rising work gets done at a low price, ethnisiastically, illegal immigrants cost the US Millions in border control enforcement and migrants held for deportation remittances means the american economy loses out in tax revenue and mexican economy benefits
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social impacts of US mexico migration?
concern that mexico is full of drug traffaking and high crime (paired with low incomes and poor education) concerns about drug smuggling and related crimes large number of mexicans can't speak english fluently - common for spanish to be taught in american schools widening the skill set and improving career oppertunjtirs - helps ease social tensions also mexican culture with burrito and taco fast food shops opening up nationally - new food n music helps widen americas diversity ethnic tension violence crime segregation in closed communities - racial attacks
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intra urban migration
permenang movement of people within an urban area not commuting
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general impacts of migrants on the receiving country?
``` population growth adds t reproductive sector may lead to overpopulation introduced new skills may lead to conflict valuable labour source especially in shortage areas possible informal sector strain on social services ```
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general impacts of migrants on the source country?
``` relieved population pressure loss of productivity skilled population leaving shortage of educated labour loss of community introduction of new values via feedback from migrants remittances improved family income ```
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split up the economic costs of migration
cost of closing up cost of movement itself cost of opening up at destination
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physical obstacles to a migration
``` distance flood drought landslide water bodies ```
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human obstacles to migration
hostility from other people on journey | chances of accident while travelling
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how can internal migration result in tension
significantly changes the ethnic composition of an area E.g. in tibet the Han Chinese are see as threat to culture and its entity
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how does rural urban migration have an environmental impact
massive expansion of many urban areas in developing countries swallowed up farmland, forests, flood plains and other areas of ecological importance water and resource pollution
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what is the main influence on intra urban movements
family life cycle | with the available housing stock being a major determinant of where people live at different stages of life
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what is counterurbanisation
the process of population decentralisation as people move from large urban areas to smaller urban settlements and rural areas
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how can having relatives in a country encourage immigration by other family messages?
strength of family ties, reunion positive reports of destination country proveiison of information and advice before the migration shared heritage language and culture overcoming obstacles employments in family businesses or reference to work
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why might percentage of urban population vary between countries?
``` stage in the urbanisation cycle stage of economic development nature of economy role of migration (rural urban) policy and planning ```
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define internal migration
movement of people within a country permentantly
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explain the main benefits to migrants of international migration
economic: employment and higher wages than at origin social: free social services, better education, freedom, security, range of cultural activities
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impacts on the destination of the arrival of young males immigrating
demography - increased intermarrying, increased birth rate, lower death rate, male female imbalance economic - unemployment rises, economic stimulus as cheaper labour, house price rise social - increased demand for school places, cultural conflict, more restaurant variety political - unrest, different voting patterns
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factors which act as constraints to international migration
``` attachment to area they live in distance and cost borders and border control level of knowledge of the destination availability of transport links level of responsibilities e.g. dependent elderly parents at origin ```
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why might a large number of refugees migrate from some countries?
persecution. or lack of freedom due to religion or politics long violent conflicts forced expulsion of minority group (ethnic cleansing) natural disaster or environmental degreadation food/economic insecurity
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why countries vary in attraction for international economic migrants?
proximity of travel information on source (family members) and could provide support government policy encouraging or discouraging economic migration perceived hostility perceived better wage rates and job oppertunjty
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fact about older people and younger people migrating
only 4% over 60 | around 16% under 16
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how can age influence migration
young adults more migratory (seeking work fewer ties breadwinner) children migrate with parents more complex family ties with age and retired family members least migratory
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what does migration theory say about gender in migration
males more likely over long distance | women more likely over short distance
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how does gender affect migration
more males as in LEDCS they are more mobile mainly men who seek work outside home female may not be allowed or may not wish to travel with young children female migration by jobs traditionally done by women eh caring professions men may migrate first and be joined by family later gender is arguably becoming less important
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why does stepped migration occur
reduces risk involved offers smaller steps easier to achieve allows money to be saved up and information gathered
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Impacts of international migration Mexico-USA on Mexico?
More dependent population, reduced fertility rate, increased dependency ratio Rural migrants - less food producti n, population reliant on mexican food, rural food shortages Remittances - multiplier, fall homicide rate as people don't have to commit crime Population reduction - less pressure on health land and unemployment
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Impacts of international migration Mexico-USA on USA?
Rising native unemployment as Mexicans took menial jobs - leads to social tensions $3 billion on border patrol Poor english - closed communities - no social assimilation Poor education - crime - drug violence - low income Americans expected to work at same low migrant wages - american labour replaced by cheaper migrants Improved US culture - diversity, food Spanish school teaching eases social tensions and useful in careers
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issues of china rural urban migration (internal migration)?
education issues workers mental health children left behind
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how are education issues a problem with internal migration in china?
Born to migrants due to Hukou system 58 million left in rural 19 million in cities as second class citizens worst performance and behavioural problems less likely to continue academic performance and behavioural problems in order to go have to pay 6000 yuan as they receive no state funding 6% of migrant chidlren receive no education
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how is workers mental health an issue of internal migration (rural urban)?
in Shenzhen 58% depressed 17% anxious 5% sucked heavy burden and pressure on themselves to support ageing parents and families unable to care for them contrast between what the workers desire and what reality is like
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issue caused by internal migration in china in terms of children left behind?
70% emotional trauma depression or anxiety one third involved in crime one third heko with mental state children without parents lack self discipline as grandparents struggle to look after the in 2015 4 children committed suicide by consuming pesticide due to this
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why have people left rural china to go to urban areas?
``` 160 million (12% of pop) 1978 rural wages are ere 40% less than urban ``` farmers earns less than $2 a day
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management of international migration case study?
mexico to usa us boreder patrol reduces number of immigrants into the country via airforce normal americans offer support pacing their own land rationing effects of anchor babies donald trumps barrier prevents mexicans from crossing
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compare the sides of rural urban migration and urban rural migration
life cycle family life employment success (betterment)
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impacts on rural area of rural urban migration
land abandoned mental health in children deteriorates CHINA children left behind remittances $70bn india
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what is urban renewal
replacing old buildings with new ones converting land from one use to another or redeveloping and improving
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why does urban renewal occur in the centre of cities
``` deterioration of buildings poor living conditions inefficient use of central land profitability of redevelopment traffic and congestion ```
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why might some countries receive more refugees than others
``` proximity to the country suffering (neighbouring country) lack of border control historical ties to country welcoming to refugees peaceful (refugees from war zones) ```
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why does rural migration occur in LEDCs
poor economic and living conditions environmental deterioration resettlement or development perception of wealth economic opportunity health and education
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advantages of rural urban migration on source area
reduced pressure on resources remittances experience of urban dwellers is empowering
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disadvantages of rural urban migration on the source areas?
loss of able bodied loss of culture and ideas remittances reliance economic consequences
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factors that might limit the ability of people to migrate
physical - oceans mountains swamps/ physical wellbeing economic - financing migration, transport, housing costs, employment social - family size, age, culture, education political - migration policy
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describe how pull factors may be unrealistic
distorted by perception of migrant eg streets paved with gold or exaggerated by returning migrants lack of knowledge or communication distorted for political or explorative gain
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impacts of urban rural migration in LA
SMOG INNER CITY DECLINE SOCIAL SEGREGATION
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describe how urban rural migration has lead to an increase in smog in LA
``` rise in commuters from suburbs congested freeways local air systems leads to air pollution 10 million car owners only 10% use PT to commute ```
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describe how urban rural migration has lead to an inner city decline in LA
dereliction and concentration of poor people less inclined to use CBD services industry move for greenfield sites, cheap land Long Beach lost 1 million jobs homelessness and higher crime rates
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describe how urban rural migration has lead to an increase in social segregation in LA
suburbs are wealthier clusters of high income in centre with security and concierge low income are crime hotspots migrants settle for work as it is close to mexico can't afford social services form ethnic enclaves
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suburban pull
``` accessibility better school and services higher safety cheaper land larger property out of town shopping centres more open space ```
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urban push
``` safety fears high rent BID REMT job decline pollution crowded housing buisness sites ```
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why has suburbanisation happened in LA?
``` huge land mass few planning redirections high average income investment n transport network cheap fuel high personal mobility decline in manufacturing increase in public services ```
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overall push factor in LA
central LA declined poor and often semi derelict inner city crime ridden inhabited by bottom social eocnlmic class
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overall pull factor in LA
suburbs offer better quality of life space for a house with pool roads schools hospitals shopping ANERICAN DREAM
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why is voluntary migration increasing?
increased mobility - advances in transport, reduced cost modern media - increased knowledge of socio economic disparities between countries and political destinations globalisation - work available melsewhere and strong pull factors population growth - increasing concentrations of poeple in poverty stricken areas
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political barriers to international migration
immigration law border controls visa permits specifying particular skills
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reducing rates of rural urban migration
increase opportunities in rural areas growth of tourism agricultural development DISINCENTIVES need for permits Houkou (china's media
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why does urban urban migration occur?
stepped migration within the urban hierarchy education and employment, retirement job opportunities quality of life access to services
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positive consequences of rapid urban growth in LEDC
industry - demand for labour met with sufficient population large pool of cheap and available labour attract TNC multiplier effect relieved pressure on rural areas
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negative consequences of rapid urban growth in LEDC?
``` unemployment unplanned growth with loss of agricultural land and unsafe building demand for housing outstrips supply squatter settlements congestion growth in crime rural decline as lack of working population reliance on remittances ```
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why is there a higher rate of urbanisation in many LEDC?
stage of urbanisation cycle rural urban migration STRONG PUSH PULL FACTORS high natural increase
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why do people migrate from cities in old age
rural areas ``` no longer need to be near employment pension is a cheaper place to live health is declining so less polluted more healthy or restful family no longer need to be near schools ```
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list the ways in which countries can control international migration
``` quotas visas work permits physical barriers entry exit criteria ```
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list the reasons why countries attempt to control international migration
control the nature and number of migrants
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refugee
person outside their country owing to well founded fear of persecution (race religion politics) asylum seekers that are granted refugee status
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impacts of a refugee flow on a receiving area
Tension Charity response Disease
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what do push pull factors determine
``` numbers moving reason they move ease of movement character of migrants opportunities in receiving areas ```
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effects of emigration on population growth rates in LEDCs
young adults economically active generally reproductive fall in population growth rates enhanced if imbalanced migration stream reduced population growth rates of families split delaying marriages longer turn effect of reducing there next generation POPULATION MOMENTUM
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impacts of refugees on a receiving area
``` refugee camp cost food supply health issue friction with local pop ``` increased labour supply population growth political unrest