Chapter 13 - People on the Move Flashcards

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Migration

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Means moving away from the source area, e.g. hometown, to the destination area, e.g. Dublin

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Individual migration

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Person makes their own decision to move

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Internal migrant

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Person who decides to move from one part of the country to another part of the same country

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International migrant

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Person who decides to move from one country to another

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Migrant

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Person who makes the decision to move from one place to another

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Organised migration

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The movement of people planned by a government

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Emigrant

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A person who leaves their county to live in another

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Economic migrant

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An individual who moves from one country to another country during a recessionary period

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Immigrant

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A person who leaves their home country to live in Ireland

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Pull factors

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Those factors which make moving to another place attractive

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Push factors

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Those factors of a place that force people to move away

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Push or pull factor?: Prospect of a better life

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Pull

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Push or pull factor?: Access to further education

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Pull

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Push or pull factor?: Poor standard of living

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Push

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Push or pull factor?: Lack of services

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Push

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Push or pull factor?: Poor job opportunities

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Push

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Push or pull factor?: Poor facilities

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Push

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Push or pull factor?: Better job opportunities

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Pull

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Push or pull factor?: Poor living conditions

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Push

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Push or pull factor?: War and unrest

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Push

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Push or pull factor?: Better social life

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Pull

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Push or pull factor?: Access to better housing

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Pull

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Push or pull factor?: Pollution

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Push

24
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When did the Ulster Plantation begin?

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1609

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What did the process of plantation involve?

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The process involved the removal of native Irish from their land and giving this land to English and Scottish settlers in return for their loyalty to the crown

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Why did they carry out the plantations?

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►To stop rebellions
►To spread English customs and cultures
►To spread Protestantism

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Why were planters attracted to Ulster?

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►They received large estates of cheap land

►Planters were offered low rent on landlord estates. Sometimes lower than Irish farmers

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What were the effects of the Ulster plantation on Irish landowners?

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►Many landowners were forced to leave their land
►Some Irish had to move to smaller estates in different areas of Ulster
►Divisions between Protestant planters and Irish Catholics -> unrest in Northern Ireland
►Planned plantation towns were built

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When did Christopher Columbus discover the ‘New World’?

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1492

30
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When was the Treaty of Tordesillas signed?

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1494

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What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

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A division of South America along longitude 49° west. Land east of this line was assigned to Portugal while land west of the line was assigned to Spain

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What were the attractions of South America?

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►Conquistadors came in search of wealth e.g. gold
►Settlers set up large plantations and grew cotton, coffee and sugar cane. These were worked by West African slaves
►Missionaries spread Christianity

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What were the effects of the colonisation on native Indians?

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►Many Amerindians had to leave their land
►Many had to work on pplantations
►Many died from diseases brought over by conquistadors e.g. common cold

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Who were conquistadors?

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Spanish soldiers, explorers and adventurers

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What were the effects of colonisation on South America?

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○Inca and Aztec empires wiped out
○Amerindian population reduced due to diseases, overwork or being killed
○Black Africans forced to migrate to South America to work as slaves
○Costal towns and cities established
○Christian faith introduced
○Spanish and Portuguese languages introduced
○Architecture and culture influenced by Spanish and Portuguese settlers
○Multi-racial societies
○Shanty towns home to millions of people in South America

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Give three example of coastal towns and cities that were established during the colonisation of South America

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  • Santiago, Chile
  • Lima, Peru
  • Rio de Janero, Brazil
37
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What impact does migration have on the place left behind?

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→Marriage rates decline
→Birth rates drop
→Facilities may close
→No skilled labour force
→Difficult to attract industry
→Farms less productive
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What impact does migration have on the pace moved to?

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→Pressure on services
→Pressure on transport
→Pressure on infrastructure
→Demand for housing grows
→Dormitory towns grow
→House prices rise