Demography

Question 1

Asylum seeker

Answer 1

Someone who says they are a refugee, but whose claim has not yet been definitively evaluated.

Question 2

Common wealth

Answer 2

A voluntary group of independent countries some of which were former British colonies.

Question 3

Economic migrant

Answer 3

A person who travels from one country or area to another in order to improve their standards of living.

Question 4

European Union

Answer 4

A group of countries in Europe which work together in fields such as the environment, social issues, the economy and trade.

Question 5

Refugee

Answer 5

A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disasters.

Question 6

Emigration

Answer 6

Coming to another country to live there

Question 7

Immigration

Answer 7

Leaving your homeland to live in another country.

Question 8

Migration

Answer 8

The general movement of people from one place to another.

Question 9

Current population in UK

Answer 9

67,000,000

Question 10

Percentage of white ethnicities in the UK

Answer 10

81%

Question 11

Percentage of ethnic minorities in UK

Answer 11

19%

Question 12

Breakdown of ethnic minorities in UK

Answer 12

Asian or Asian British = 9.6%

Black or Black British = 4.2%

Mixed ethnic groups = 3%

Other = 2.2%

Question 13

Why some would move to an area

Answer 13

Improved quality of life

Better services

Safer

Political stability

Question 14

Why would someone leave an area?

Answer 14

War
Natural disasters
People in power
Over population
People in power
Poor economy

Question 15

Vertovec

Answer 15

He believes that because of globalisation we now have a ‘super diversity’ as migrants come from a wide range of countries rather than just the common wealth.

Question 16

Future predicted changes

Answer 16

In 25 years 2020-2045 the UK will grow by 3.9million

There will be more deaths than births

There will be more people entering the country (migrating) than leaving (emigrating)

Question 17

When was one major period of immigration in the UK and why?

Answer 17

During the 1950’s after the 2nd World War.

People from South Asian (specifically Hong Kong) and Caribbean countries were encouraged to come help rebuild the country.

Question 18

Immigration and Asylum Act (1999)

Answer 18

Made it tougher for Asylum seekers to settle in the UK.

Question 19

Immigration point system (Post Brexit)

Answer 19

Anyone wanting to live and work in the UK has to apply via a point based system. This aimed to reduce and control immigration.

Question 20

What is globalisation

Answer 20

The creation of one world culture.

(A global connection possible due to the development of technology and travel)

Question 21

Impact of globalisation on immigration

Answer 21

Increase in human trafficking, between 500,000 and 800,000 illegal immigrants have been trafficked here.

Question 22

Define human trafficking and the reasons for it.

Answer 22

The movement of a person from one place to another to be exploited.

Reasons:
Sexual exploitation
Forced labour
Organ harvesting
Domestic servitude

Question 23

Impact of globalisation and immigration on family diversity

Answer 23

Increase in birth rate because migrant women are more likely to have larger families.

South asian families are more likely to contain a married couple with a high sense of duty to eachother.

Black Caribbean families are more likely to be lone parent and matrifocal.

Question 24

The feminisation of migration

Answer 24

over half if migrants are women

possibly due to