2.4 - Why Does Internal Migration Create Diversity?

Question 1

Re-Urbanisation

Answer 1

Young adults - graduates move towards major cities/South East

Question 2

Counter Urbanisation

Answer 2

Older adults move away from London to rural areas. Higher cost of housing, desire for peaceful, escaping ethnic tension and better social education.

Question 3

Counter Urbanisation

Answer 3

Older adults move away from London to rural areas. Higher cost of housing, desire for peaceful, escaping ethnic tension and better social education.

Question 4

North South Divide

Answer 4

Overall zero-sum gain
North severly impacted by recession and northern deindustrialisation meaning people move towards South’s service sector
International and national migration helps sort this imbalance out

Question 5

Suburbanisation

Answer 5

Movement from inner cities to suburbs, causing decentralisation

Question 6

Internal Migration

Answer 6

Profound affect on demography and cultural characteristics. This is caused by different people having different perceptions of a place and city compared to subrubs.

Question 7

SE Drift

Answer 7

People move towards London from the rest of the UK people move from London to the rest of SE.

Question 8

London Does Matter

Answer 8

Mostt economically importanty and fun city in Europe
London and SE vital for UK without it economic growth would be slower than France, and house prices would fall 5%
London’s innovation - high investment, new technologies, sectorial and admin jobs on the rise

Question 9

London Doesn’t Matter

Answer 9

2.9 million left the UK in 2014
Cities have good turnover
Rest of QoL in UK is imporivng much faster - wage gap falling
High tax avasion in London so how much does it actually contribute

Question 10

Does It Create Problems

Answer 10

Increasing regional disparity e.g. people leave Yorkshire for London
Movement is slowing
45,000 left England for Sctoland
More people are leaving London than moving to it

Question 11

Internal Migration SHould BE Controlled

Answer 11

Continuous movement from N to S
North still suffering from 1930 recession and deindustrialisation
Braindrain as highly educated people leave for opportunity
Increases travel and population density affecting environment

Question 12

Internal Migration Doesn’t Need To Be Controlled

Answer 12

Counterubrnisation moves elderly away from London to rural areas e.g. Covernty due to desire for peace
Economic growth in the South, increases opportunities and wealth making it more attractive to investors etc.
Aids cultural diversity and avoids segregation