Moving world

Question 1

What is a example of daily short term population movement?

Answer 1

To work

Question 2

Whats is short term population movement?

Answer 2

Where someone goes somewhere but doesn’t have a change of address

Question 3

What is migration?

Answer 3

Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. It involves a change of address for more than one year.

Question 4

What is an example of weekly short term population movement?

Answer 4

Holidays

Question 5

What is a example of monthly short term population movement?

Answer 5

People move for harvest months

Question 6

What is a example of seasonal short term population movement?

Answer 6

People who have retired to Spain in winter months

Question 7

What is short term migration?

Answer 7

When people have a change of address but return.

Question 8

What is long term migration?

Answer 8

When people have a permenant change in address

Question 9

What is national migration?

Answer 9

When people move within their country.

Question 10

What is international migration?

Answer 10

Where people move out of their country

Question 11

What is forced migration?

Answer 11

Where people have to move because of war, poverty ect

Question 12

What is voluntary migration?

Answer 12

When people choose to move

Question 13

What are the push factors away from the UK{to Australia}?

Answer 13

• High cost of living
• Over crowded
• Depressing weather

Question 14

What are the pull factors to Australia {from the UK}?

Answer 14

• High education levels
• English speaking
• Sunny climate

Question 15

What are the push factors away from Mexico{to the USA}?

Answer 15

• Poor medical care
• Unemployment rate at 30%
• Low wages

Question 16

What are the pull factors to the USA {from Mexico}?

Answer 16

• High education levels
• High wages
• Good medical care

Question 17

What are the push factors away from rural Bangladesh {to Dhaka}?

Answer 17

• Only 16% of the population have a toilet
• 36% of the population live in poverty
• Lack of food

Question 18

What are the pull factor to Dhaka {from rural Bangladesh}?

Answer 18

• Large amounts of job opportunities

- High level of health care

Question 19

What are the push factors away from rural Brazil {to Rio de Janerio}?

Answer 19

• Farmers earn little money
• Unemployment rate at 30%
• Limited services

Question 20

What are the pull factors to Rio de Janerio {from rural Brazil}?

Answer 20

• Good education
• High wages
• sunny climate

Question 21

What is an example of short term population movement for medical treatment?

Answer 21

People go to Spain from England for hip replacement as in England it costs £8,000 whereas in Spain it only costs £4,100

Question 22

How did the UK’s migration policy change after the war?

Answer 22

After WW2 our country had a open door policy as we needed to replace the work force as many of them had died in war.

Question 23

What are the Social impacts on the host country of migration within Europe {UK}?

Answer 23

• Racial tension
• Increased understanding of new cultures
• Can be difficult as people don’t speak english

Question 24

What are the Economic impacts on the host country of migration within Europe {UK}?

Answer 24

• Money they earn is often sent home to their families
• Boosts productivity
• They fill jobs we don’t want
• Brings more skills

Question 25

What are the social impacts on the home country of migration in Europe {Poland}?

Answer 25

- Fewer people - Larger elderly population - Less young men - Less childern

Question 26

What are economical impacts on the home country of migration in Europe {Poland}?

Answer 26

- Shortage in working age - Less unemployment - Money is sent to poland

Question 27

How has modern communication made migration easier?

Answer 27

In the past people would only know about places by the word of mouth, now we can simply look it up online. Also people are able to skype or call family so wont get as home sick

Question 28

How has modern transport made migration easier?

Answer 28

Before the only way to travel was by horse and cart(10 mph), steam ships and locomotives(20-65 mph) and propeller aircraft(300-400 mph). Now we have passenger planes(500-600 mph)

Question 29

How has government policies made migration easier?

Answer 29

An open door policy in the UK was introduced after ww2 which means people can freely migrate around the EU.

Question 30

Why do elderly people migrate to Christchurch or spain?

Answer 30

- Quieter - Can by a smaller, cheaper - Nicer weather

Question 31

What are the push factors away from London to Christchurch?

Answer 31

- Polluted - Busy - high prices

Question 32

What are the pull factors to Christchurch?

Answer 32

- Lots of funeral parlors - Lots of hospitals - 15,000 pensioners

Question 33

What are the consequences of elderly migrating to Christchurch?

Answer 33

- To many old people in one place - More jobs created - Negative attitude to the young - Unattractive to the younger generation

Question 34

What are the push factors away from the UK to Spain?

Answer 34

- House prices are high | - Cold weather

Question 35

What are the pull factors to Spain?

Answer 35

- Money will go further - Most bills are lower - Lots of British people in Spain - Easy communication - Sunny weather

Question 36

What are the consequences of elderly migrating to Spain?

Answer 36

- Puts pressure on health care - British people bring a large amount of money into a struggling economy - More British people in Spain - More jobs created