Theme A- Living together in the UK Flashcards

1
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What does having an ageing population impact ?

A

increased demands on the NHS

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2
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How has the UK become more diverse ?

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A decrease in those identifying as white and an increase in multiple ethnic groups

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3
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How do we find out about the changing UK population ?

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Census

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4
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Whats a census

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An official survey done by the UK

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5
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How is religion changing ?

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a decrease in those identifying as Christian and an increase in those identifying as muslim

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6
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whats a push factor

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something that makes someone leave a current country

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7
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whats a pull factor

A

reasons to move to a specific country

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8
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2 examples of push factors

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war and conflict/ natural disastors

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9
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2 examples of pull factors

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better standard of living/ economic and work opportunities

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10
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whats an economic migrant

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people who move to another country for economic opportunity

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11
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whats an asylum seeker

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someone who sees themselves as a refugee but there application hasn’t been fully concluded

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12
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whats a refugee ?

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a person who has to leave their country in order to escape war/persecution /natural disaster

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13
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2 benefits of migration

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economic migrants help the economy grow/ migrants have specialist skills

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14
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2 challenges of migration

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population growth puts demands on NHS/ rates of pay may reduce

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15
Q

how many countrys in the commonwealth

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53

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16
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how many countries in European union

A

28

17
Q

what is mutual respect ?

A

understand views and believes of others

18
Q

what is tolerance

A

the ability to accept and live alongside others

19
Q

what does the equality act of 2010 protect

A

discrimination/ harassment / race/ religion

20
Q

how to improve community cohesion

A

community projects

21
Q

what can make up someones identity

A

religion/ age/ gender/ ethnic or cultural identitys

22
Q

how can an individual’s identity change?

A

e.g gender reassignment..

23
Q

when was the human rights law made

A

1948

24
Q

what is the age of criminal responsibility

A

10

25
Q

what age to get a part time job

A

13

26
Q

what can you do when your 16

A

age of consent/ marriage (with parental permission)

27
Q

what does employment law protect

A

e.g unfair dismissal from work

28
Q

examples of employment legislation

A

minimum wage/ health and safety laws

29
Q

2 political rights all citizens have

A

lobby an MP and form a pressure group

30
Q

2 political rights for adults

A

to vote in general elections and to vote in local elections

31
Q

3 basic principles of the rule of law

A

equality before law, innocent until proven guilty, access to justice

32
Q

3 human rights

A

the right to privacy, freedom of speech and the right to education

33
Q

3 things we carry from the magna carta today

A

fairness and limits to taxation, limit powers of the monarchy, access to a fair trial

34
Q

two human rights that support democracy

A

the right to vote, freedom of speech

35
Q

what is a local counciller

A

elected by the public and represent their party

36
Q

what is a local officer

A

employed to work for the council