Migration: ALL CASE STUDIES

Question 1

Name a country that favours international migration

Answer 1

Singapore

Question 2

What kind of economy does Singapore have/

Answer 2

Emerging economy

Question 3

Singapore is a …………………… nation

Answer 3

Developed

Question 4

What type of diversity is Singapore known for having?

Answer 4

Great ethnic diversity

Question 5

Name a country that has limited international migration policies.

Answer 5

Japan

Question 6

What percentage of people in Japan are foreign born?

Answer 6

2%

Question 7

What kind of a population does Japan have?

Answer 7

An ageing population

Question 8

What percentage pass rate does the international migration test in Japan have?

Answer 8

1%

Question 9

Name a country that has limited international migration

Answer 9

Australia

Question 10

What does a point based system mean in a place?

Answer 10

An individual with a particular skill set that the host country requires

Question 10

What sytsem does Australia use for economic migrants?

Answer 10

A points based system

Question 11

How many economic migrants were granted access to Australia in 2013?

Answer 11

190,000

Question 12

Give an example of labour flows.

Answer 12

Polish people moving to the UK

Question 13

What has Poland been losing since the 1960s?

Answer 13

Its population

Question 14

Where have Polish people been moving to?

Answer 14

Other EU states

Question 15

What have Polish people been sending back to their families?

Answer 15

Remittance payments

Question 16

What is a remittance payment?

Answer 16

A transfer of money sent from one person or group to another, often across international borders, typically to support family members or friends.

Question 17

What has the remittance payments to Poland led to?

Answer 17

Economic growth in Poland

Question 18

Give an example of national sovereign states with opposing ideologies

Answer 18

Iceland and Singapore

Question 19

Iceland is ………………………………….

Answer 19

Physically isolated

Question 20

What does physical isolation mean in terms of migration?

Answer 20

Migration is less likely to occur

Question 21

Due to Iceland maintaining it’s national sovereignty this means that ……………….. ………………. are continued.

Answer 21

Rituals and Traditions

Question 22

How many McDonalds restaurants are in Iceland?

Answer 22

0

Question 23

How many tourists does Iceland receive per year?

Answer 23

30,000 on average

Question 24

What is Iceland's permanent population?

Answer 24

320,000

Question 25

Name a culturally diverse country with opposing ideologies to Iceland

Answer 25

Singapore

Question 26

Describe Singapore's economy

Answer 26

Fast growing economy

Question 27

How many official languages does Singapore have?

Answer 27

4

Question 28

Name a place with contested borders in East Europe

Answer 28

Russia/Ukraine

Question 29

What has happened to the boundary between Russia and Ukraine?

Answer 29

It has changed multiple times

Question 30

What has happened as a result of this contested border?

Answer 30

Tensions between the countries and the rest of the world

Question 31

What did this contested border lead to?

Answer 31

War to breakout

Question 32

Name an unrecognised state

Answer 32

Taiwan

Question 33

Why is Taiwan unrecognised as a state?

Answer 33

It is still classed as a part of China meaning that it cannot be one individual country. This is due to many changed post ww2.

Question 34

What is the British Raj?

Answer 34

A period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent from 1858 until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947

Question 35

What did India become apart of?

Answer 35

The British Commonwealth

Question 36

What did this lead to the spread of?

Answer 36

British Nationalism

Question 37

Why did Britain colonise India?

Answer 37

Economic gain, Trade interests, decline of local powers

Question 38

What does NAFTA stand for

Answer 38

North American Trade Agreement

Question 39

When was NAFTA founded?

Answer 39

January 1, 1994

Question 40

Why was NAFTA founded?

Answer 40

To promote trade among the USA, Canada and Mexico to eliminate tariffs amongst these countries

Question 41

Name the members of NAFTA

Answer 41

Canada Mexico USA

Question 42

What is NAFTA classed as?

Answer 42

A trade bloc

Question 43

Define trade bloc

Answer 43

An agreement between governments in which barriers to international trade are eliminated or reduced between participating nations

Question 44

Name the SouthEast Asia trade bloc.

Answer 44

SEATO

Question 45

What does SEATO stand for?

Answer 45

Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation

Question 46

When was SEATO formed?

Answer 46

8 September 1954

Question 47

When did SEATO end?

Answer 47

30 June 1977

Question 48

How many members did SEATO have?

Answer 48

8

Question 49

What was the purpose of SEATO?

Answer 49

For the international organisation for collective defense in Southeast Asia To oppose the growing communist influence in SEA

Question 50

What is The Montreal Protocol?

Answer 50

The treaty that aimed to regulate the production and use of chemicals that contribute to the depletion of Earth's ozone layer

Question 51

How many countries signed to the Montreal protocol?

Answer 51

46

Question 52

How many signatories does the Montreal protocol have currently?

Answer 52

Nearly 200

Question 53

What has happened as a result of this protocol?

Answer 53

Substances have been eradicated and signs the ozone layer is repairing itself

Question 54

What is the Paris Agreement/

Answer 54

A legally binding international treaty on climate change

Question 55

How many parties adopted the climate change agreement?

Answer 55

196

Question 56

What is it's goal?

Answer 56

To hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2C

Question 57

When did the Paris Agreement take place?

Answer 57

2015

Question 58

What is the UN convention on the Law of the Sea.

Answer 58

An international treaty that establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities.

Question 59

When was the UNCLS signed?

Answer 59

10 December 1982

Question 60

Name the aims of the UNCLS

Answer 60

Helps settle disputes Protection of marine biodiversity Regulation of global shipping Exclusive economic zones Right of landlocked states

Question 61

Name a failed state

Answer 61

Democratic Republic of Congo

Question 62

Whys is the Democratic Republic of Congo classed as a failed state?

Answer 62

Poor governance, poor management of post-colonial nation/state building, conflict over land and other natural resources are some of the factors driving the conflict.

Question 63

What does BRIC stand for?

Answer 63

Brazil Russia India China

Question 64

Name a tension in Brazil

Answer 64

Hosting the Football World Cup in 2014 revealed poverty and division issues

Question 65

Name a tension in Russia

Answer 65

World's largest state

Question 66

Name a tension in India

Answer 66

Has great wealth and poverty

Question 67

Name a tension in China

Answer 67

Hukou system meant that many rural-urban migrants feel deprived lack of benefits