migration

Question 1

environmental push factors

Answer 1

• natural and man made disasters for example drough

- soil exhaustion

Question 2

environmental pull factors

Answer 2

• better climate

- land that is easier to farm and more fertile

Question 3

general facts

Answer 3

• more money is sent to Africa by those living outside the country than by aid
• 600,000 enterted Europe from North Africa

Question 4

socio economic push factors

Answer 4

• war, conflict
• ethic and religious persecution
• unemployment, low wages and poor working conditions
• shortage of food

Question 5

socio economic pull factors

Answer 5

• better standard of living
• varied employment opportunities with higher wages
• political stability
• better health care

Question 6

what is the impact on health

Answer 6

• disease transmission, in developed countries public health and antibitoics have decreased infection
• asylum seekers often experience trauma and abuse
• greater demand on the health services for example the NHS

Question 7

what about the impact of politics

Answer 7

• for the origin country, there is pressure to re-develop areas in decline
• for the destination country, there is a pressure to control migration, and a rise in anti immigration political parties

Question 8

what about the impact on the environment/demographic

Answer 8

• has an immediate impact on the population structure
• for the destination country, boost economy and reduced dependency
• more spending which increases taxes
• BR increases
• can cause a gender imbalance

Question 9

what is migration

Answer 9

permemant/semi permenant move of residence

Question 10

what is net migration

Answer 10

the difference between number of in-migrants and out-migrants in an area

Question 11

what is immigration

Answer 11

the action of coming to live permemenatly in a foreign country

Question 12

what is emigration

Answer 12

the act of leaving home couuntry

Question 13

what is an asylum seeker

Answer 13

a person who has fled conflict and applies for asylum

Question 14

what is a refugee

Answer 14

a person who has fled their country and is recognised as needing international protection because it is too dangerous to go home

Question 15

what is an economic migrant

Answer 15

a person who travels from one country to another to improve their standard of living

Question 16

what effects does it have on the economy of the origin country

Answer 16

• reduced pressure on food,water +
• less unemployment +
• remittances sent home +
• loose educated/skilled workers -
• less agriculture -

Question 17

what effects does it have on the economy of the destination country

Answer 17

• cheap labour +
• working migrants pay tax +
• reduce dependency creating a ‘demographic dividend’ +
• pressure on jobs -
• resetment felt toward migrants -