Migration

Question 1

What are the 2 causes that change the population?

Answer 1

• Net immigration
• Rising birth rate

Question 2

What is net immigration?

Answer 2

The difference betweeen emigrants and immigrants

Question 3

Suggest reasons why UK birth rates are low

Answer 3

• Women want to focus on their future career and want children later.
• Women marrying later
• High cost of living - having babies is expensive

Question 4

Suggest reasons why people may move to the UK

Answer 4

• Free healthcare
• Job oppurtunities
• Escaping civil war
• Higher incomes
• Lower risk of natural hazards

Question 5

Suggest positive impacts of migration

Answer 5

• Creation of more new jobs by setting up businesses
• Some take less desirable jobs
• Large, diverse economy

Question 6

Suggest the negative impacts of migration

Answer 6

• Immigrants take jobs from British workers
• Drain on NHS
• Concerned about migrants claiming benefits
• Pressure on schools
• Lack of houses
• Lack of resources
• Increases congestion
• Higher fertility rates

Question 7

Who is more likely to migrate?

Answer 7

Working class age or people in university

Question 8

4 ways to reduce the gap between rural and urban

Answer 8

• Enterprise zones
• Regional developent grants to help businesses start
• EU grants - areas that need to improve the amount of investment in there
• Improvements in Transport