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EQ2: Global shift and migration- inc detroit Flashcards

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what was Detroit known for

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manufacturing

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TNCs in Detroit

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General motors, ford…

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advantages of TNCs

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bring prosperity- lead to immigration

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what caused the downfall of Detroit’s manufacturing industry

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The global shift- companies faced competition from manufactures in Japan(cheap oversea goods). Detroit endured a population decline.

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from 2002 to 2012 what was the decline percentage in population in Detroit.

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25%

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in 2013 what left Detroit bankrupt?

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deindustrialisation

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how many years sooner do people in Detroit die compared to their suburban neighbours

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16 years sooner

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what are some multiplier effects of the global shift on Detroit?

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  • Raise in taxes
  • less of a skilled workforce
  • emigration from Detroit
  • increase in abandoned infrastructure
  • reduced standard of living
  • decline in inwards FDI
  • decline in services
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what is the unemployment rate in Detroit compared to the USA

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unemployment rate in Detroit=(5.0%)

unemployment rate in USA=(3.9%)

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what is deindustrialisation

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the decline in manufacturing industries

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what is dereliction

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the state of having being abandoned and become dilapidated

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what is deprivation

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the lack of material benefits and services considered to be basic necessities in society

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what is a core region

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area with the most economic activity and development and is the most prosperous

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what is a periphery region

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area of low declining economic development

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3 push factors…

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  • poor weather
  • high house prices
  • perceptions of rising crime
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4 pull factors…

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  • better weather
  • lower house prices and living costs
  • more relaxed lifestyle
  • many brits already live there
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what’s a refugee

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someone who has been forced to flee hos or her country because of persecution, war or violence

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whats an asylum seeker

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someone who wishes to be classed as a refugee

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what happens if an asylum seekers application is denied

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they are deported

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what are the 3 reasons why urban areas grow

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  • natural increase (60%)
  • migration (30%)
  • reclassification of rural areas (10%)
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whats centripetal migration

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movement of people directed towards the centre of urban areas

22
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what can centripetal migration lead to

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squatter settlements on marginal cities

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state things about Karachi (case study)

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  • most populated city in Pakistan
  • its Pakistans financial centre
  • internal migrants look for work in retail and banking
  • its a port city
  • most people work in industrial sectors (shipping)
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state things about Mumbai (case study)

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  • on the coast
  • in India
  • many international brands in Mumbai (FDI)
  • -caters for emerging middle class
  • lots of inwards FDI
  • global shift in manufacturing+ telecommunications
  • Tata steel based in Mumbai= money to India
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pull factors of Karachi?

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  • good education
  • hub for media software companies
  • FDI
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push factors for Mumbai

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  • farming not bringing in enough money
  • poor quality of life
  • low literacy rates
  • very little infrastructure
  • farming is un unreliable source of income
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internal migration? definition

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migration within a nation

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elite migrants?definition

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highly skilled, affluent migrants- sought after for investment and skills

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low wage migrant?definition

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cheap labour workers who have come to fill manual/unskilled labour shortages

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economic migrant?definition

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migrants who move for economic purposes

e.g. employment, wages etc

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internal migrants?definition

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migration between countries (across international borders)

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benefits and costs of migration?definition

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  • impact on house prices
  • investments & entrepreneurialism
  • deepening of global links
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state things about elite migrants:

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  • countries with high levels of inequality
  • global citizens
  • seeking more global hubs
  • bring lots of money and often skills
  • few barriers to migration
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state things about low wage migrants

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  • lower income countries
  • economic improvement- often sending money home
  • cheap labour
  • barriers of migration depending on openness of host country
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CASE STUDY: elite migrants: Russian Oligarchs

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  • became rich because USSR collapsed
  • keep their assets abroad to avoid them being taken by the state
  • 35% of foreign purchases of residential property was Russian
  • 2004-2013 they contributed £250 bn in loans (uk)
  • london provides good services
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examples of elite migrants

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politicians, sportsmen, sportswomen, actors…

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CASE STUDY: low wage migrant- UAE

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-over 80% of UAEs 9.2 mil population is made up of migrant workers
-close to 3 mil Indians, 2 mil Pakistanis and Bangladeshis live/ work in UAE
- migrants work in manual, construction and transportation industries.
- live on $5 a day 12 hour day shift
-lax health and safety laws
- entry visas are tied to manual work
they do this to send remittances back home- estimated US $15 bil returned to India annually as remittances.

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what’s a source nation

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countries/places migrants leave from

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what’s a host nation

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countries/places which a migrant moves to

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what is fuelling anti-globalisation movements

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increased unease about levels of international migration

41
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costs for source countries?

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  • lose workers
  • less economic activities
  • less diversity and culture
  • decline of industries
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costs for host country

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  • stress on services
  • overcrowding
  • exploitation of resources
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benefits for host country

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  • gain workers
  • increased industry
  • diversity
44
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benefits for source countries?

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  • less crowding
  • less pressure on services
  • more housing available

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