2.2.3: Consequence & management of international economic migration

Question 1

Remittances

Answer 1

Sending money home

Question 2

Arrival of large numbers of low skilled workers can result in

Answer 2

remittance flows directed towards the source country

Question 3

Uses for remittances

5

Answer 3

school, house building, for friends, for funerals and weddings

Question 4

Remittance money compared to FDI in India

Answer 4

3 x more

Question 5

Regulations around remittances mean that

Answer 5

it costs money to send money

tax

Question 6

How many migrants in the World

Answer 6

232 million

Question 7

What percentage of migrants are economic migrants

Answer 7

90%

Question 8

Global consequences of international economic migration

4

Answer 8

1. arrival of large of numbers of low skilled workers can result in remittances
2. Cultural change
3. Elite migrants
4. Interdependence over time

Question 9

Cultural change

consequence of international economic migration

Answer 9

Diversity of religious ideas and influence on pop culture

? = consequence suggests something bad??

Question 10

Elite migrants
negative impacts
3
consequence of international economic migration

Answer 10

brain drain in country they came from > slows development and local productivity
increases globalisation +/-

Question 11

New 2013 border rule means that UK

Answer 11

‘enthusiastically’ welcomes millionaires and billionaires

Question 12

Elite migrants
positive impacts
7
consequence of international economic migration

Answer 12

brain gain in host country
increases globalisation +/-
makes elite jobs more competitive in host country > best people for the jobs
bring more technology to their country of origin
diversify culture in host countries
remain connected to home culture by internet

Question 13

Interdependence over time

Answer 13

Global flows of people and goods created networks of interconnected and independent places.

Question 14

Economic interdependency

example

Answer 14

Remittance money and migrant workers

Question 15

Political interdependency

example

Answer 15

Partnerships and agreements to tackle global issues such as climate change

Question 16

Risks of interdependency

6

Answer 16

• large scale loss of crops in 1 country = food shortage elsewhere
• countries in large debt to other countries
• some countries are more powerful and make more decisions
• some countries chose to act alone
• conflicting views aren’t solved
• food miles increased and more consumerism

Question 17

Benefits of interdependency

7

Answer 17

• countries work together on global issues = more efficient
• reduces conflict when working in harmony
• increases global cultural diversity
• more even spread of wealth
• easier to travel/work abroad
• trade organisations
• FDI and aid