4⃣ Demography 5) Migration Flashcards

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Describe immigration in the UK

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⚫️from 1900 to 1940s 
➡️largest immigrant in the UK 
➡Irish
➡️european jews
➡British descendent - Canada, USA
➡️very few were non-white
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What is migration

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⚫️movement of people
➡️can be internal or international
➡️affects the size and age of the population
➡️until 1980s more people left UK than entered it

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Describe white and non- white immigrants during 1950s-70s

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⚫️non-white immigrants
➡️began to come from Caribbean, Africa, south Asia

⚫️2001
➡️minority ethnic- 7.9% of population

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Describe the immigration and nationality act

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⚫️from 1962 - 1990
➡️placed several restrictions on non-white immigrants

⚫️1980s
➡️non-white accounted 1/4 of immigrants

⚫️mainly white countries in EU
➡️became chief source of immigrants

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Whats the impact of immigration on family diversity

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⚫️asian-extended family

⚫️black- lone family

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Describe the emigration in UK

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⚫since 1900
➡️most emigrants gone to
➡️USA, Canada, Australia, New Zeland, South Africa

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What are the two economic main reasons for emigrating

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⚫️push factors
➡️unemployment and economic recession

⚫️pull factors
➡️higher wages or better opportunities

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What are the non-economic reasons for migrating

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⚫️flee from
➡️political persecution
➡️or ethnic persecution

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