Rising tensions

Question 1

Describe the 1985 Shengen agreement

Answer 1

Abolished border checks in significant areas of the EU and allows free movement of the EU citizens around EU countries

Question 2

What was significant in 2004 in EU?

Answer 2

8 new countries joined the EU and 1 million people entered the UK from 2004-2015

Question 3

Give six arguments for migration

Answer 3

• Fill job shortages
• Migrants pay tax
• Migrants take unfavoured jobs
• FDI (UK attracted over 32k jobs)
• Freedom to invest in business or transfer capital
• Open borders

Question 4

Give six arguments against migration

Answer 4

• Job shortages
• Migrants chosen over nationals for low wage work
• Pressure on housing and services
• Language barrier
• Reduced levels of engagement
• Loss of local culture

Question 5

Give two benefits and consequences as a result of globalisation

Answer 5

• Open borders
• Deregulation for TNCs and FDI
• Low skilled workers in MEDCs lost to deindustrialisation
• Power of TNCs reduced union rights

Question 6

Describe migration from Poland to the UK

Answer 6

• Diaspora in Balham, London

- First formed in 1940s when UK and Poland were allies in WW2

Question 7

Describe migration from the UK to the Med

Answer 7

• Began relocating to France, Italy and Spain in 1933 when freedom of movement was allowed
• Ethnoscape (wanting local cuisine abroad)
• Poor behaviour of younger Brits has strained cultural relations with indigenous communities

Question 8

Globalisation has increased the flow of (1) migrants encouraged by greater (2) which has led to widespread (3) especially from insecure (4) and (5) workers

Answer 8

1 - economic 
2 - trade blocs 
3 - resentment 
4 - lower-middle class 
5 - unskilled

Question 9

Why does climate change cause inter-communal conflict?

Answer 9

• when communities cannot meet their basic needs as a function of the earth’s diminishing carrying capacity
• or result of competition over resources

Question 10

Describe trans-boundary water conflicts

Answer 10

Trans-boundary basins and aquifers link populations of different countries and support the incomes and livelihoods of millions worldwide

Question 11

Between 1950-2000, out of the (1) international disputes, (2)% were about the quantity of water available and (3)% about the impacts of dams.

Answer 11

1 - 2,000
2 - 75
3 - 25

Question 12

Where is conflict of water more likely and why?

Answer 12

Developing nations where water is vital to feed growing populations and promote industrial development

Question 13

Describe the Helsinki rules

Answer 13

Mekong river commission established to manage conflict in the future