45.4a Borderless World

Question 1

What is the busiest water way in the world?

Answer 1

The Strait of Dover.

Question 2

What technological advancement is making catching illegal migrants increasingly easier?

Answer 2

Biometrics

Question 3

Give two examples of things that are making migration increasingly easier

Answer 3

Social pressure on the government to accept more refugees (e.g. Syria crisis)
Better transport
Increased tolerance
Bridge header communities

Question 4

Give two examples of things making migration increasingly difficult.

Answer 4

Biometric technology 
Bad transport 
Reduced tolerance (tensions)
Fulfilled quotas 
Entrance criteria (5 tier policies) 
Border forces 
Physical barriers (fences (e.g Calais) and the sea)

Question 5

What is the Schengen agreement?

Answer 5

The Schengen Agreement allows free movement of people (without passports) across EU countries (not including the UK)

Question 6

How does space time compression encourage population movement?

Answer 6

Better transport and communication (e.g. Skype) brings people who are further away closer together, making migration physically easier and more realistic.

Question 7

What physical barrier is there to migration?

Answer 7

The sea.

Question 8

What effect has TNCs had on migration?

Answer 8

TNCs easily travel from country to country faster than ever, creating more links between these places and encouraging movement of others too who want more opportunities - RUM.

Question 9

What agreements/policies is the UK involved in which affect migration?

Answer 9

• EU law
• Tier system
• Quotas

Question 10

What is the role of the media on migration?

Answer 10

Allows others to know more about certain issues but also creates images of places/situations, encouraging or discouraging movement to and from these areas.