1.2 Migration

Question 1

What is meant by DDD jobs?

Answer 1

Dirty, dangerous, and degrading jobs

Question 2

Positive impacts of migration on migrants

Answer 2

• Learn new language
• More job opportunities and better pay available for these
• Better opportunity for education or training in new skills

Question 3

Negative impacts of migration on migrants

Answer 3

• May be made to do DDD jobs
• May suffer from loneliness or racist abuse
• Journey may be expensive or dangerous

Question 4

Positive impacts of migration on the country of origin

Answer 4

• Decrease in unemployment
• Migrants may return and bring back money

Question 5

Negative impacts of migration on the country of origin

Answer 5

• Economic hardship with the loss of young workforce
• Social problems
• Lack of skilled workers
• May not have enough people to farm the land, potentially leading to food shortage

Question 6

Positive impacts of migration on the country of origin

Answer 6

• Economic growth, leading to increased standard of living
• Cultural diversity
• Skill gaps removed

Question 7

Negative impacts of migration on the country of origin

Answer 7

• Lower wages might be offered
• Unemployment may increase if migration isn’t controlled
• Public services may not be able to cope with the increase in population
• Social problems (like racism or language barriers) may occur

Question 8

Migration

Answer 8

The movement of people from one place to another, to live either permanently or temporarily

Question 9

Internal Migration

Answer 9

The movement of people within one country’s borders

Question 10

International Migration

Answer 10

The movement of people across country borders

Question 11

International Migration

Answer 11

The movement of people across country borders

Question 11

Emigrant

Answer 11

A person leaving a country

Question 12

Immigrant

Answer 12

A person entering a new country

Question 13

Voluntary Migration

Answer 13

When an individual freely chooses to relocate

Question 14

Forced Migration

Answer 14

When an individual has no choice but to leave their home country

Question 15

Refugee

Answer 15

Someone who is in fear of persecution and cannot safely travel back to their home country

Question 16

“Brain drain”

Answer 16

The loss of skilled workers due to migration

Question 17

“Brain gain”

Answer 17

The increase of skilled workers due to migration

Question 18

Push factors leading to migration

Answer 18

• Damage due to natural disasters
• Desertification
• Mechanisation of farming (loss of jobs)
• Conflict

Question 19

Pull factors leading to migration

Answer 19

• More job opportunities with better pay
• Family members living there
• Prospect of an improved standard of living
• Easier access to education and healthcare