geo quiz 2

Question 1

what are the purposes of migration

Answer 1

these movements are usually voluntary and often involve looking, and hoping for a better quality of life and standard of living at the new destination. Some groups of people and individuals are forced to migrate; their movement is involuntary

Question 2

what are the different types of migrants

Answer 2

asylum seeker, refugee, illegal immigrant, economic migrant and internal migrant

Question 3

define asylum seeker

Answer 3

a person who leaves the country of origin for fear of persecution. They have asked for permission to stay in another country and are waiting for a decision on this

Question 3

define emigrants

Answer 3

migrants who move out of the country

Question 4

define immigrants

Answer 4

migrants who move into a country

Question 5

define refugee

Answer 5

a person who leaves their country of origin in fear their lives. They run away often with no idea where they will end up and with no permission to stay in another country

Question 6

define illegal immigrant

Answer 6

a person who enters a country to live snd work there without permission

Question 7

define economic migrant

Answer 7

a person who moves to live and work in a different country for at least a year

Question 8

define internal migrant

Answer 8

a person who moves to live or work in a different place within the same country

Question 9

what is a push factor

Answer 9

there are features of their home area that make them want to move away

Question 10

what is a pull factor

Answer 10

these are features of their new destination of work for better wages

Question 11

name some of the push factors from rural areas

Answer 11

unemployment, low paid jobs, farms are too small, no electricity, natural disasters

Question 12

name some of the pull factors to urban areas

Answer 12

work, better paid jobs, higher education, water supply, safer, more reliable food supply

Question 13

define the term, migration

Answer 13

migrants are people who move from one place to another in order to live or work

Question 14

what do the wealthy countries do to manage the number of population issues

Answer 14

• an ageing population of people living longer
• a diminishing workforce
• a reduced birth rate
• a workforce that does not wish to work fro long hours and carry out low paid work
• a workforce that lacks the skills that the country needs

Question 15

what are the positive impacts of international migration in the origin

Answer 15

• can send money to the family
• more resources fro people left behind
• learn new skills which may be used if the migramt returns home

Question 16

what are the negative impacts of international migration in the origin

Answer 16

• loss of contact with family and friends
• away from home for long period of time

Question 17

what are the positive impacts of international migration in the destination

Answer 17

• chance to obtain regular work
• chance to save some money
• change of better quality of life
• chance of better standard of living

Question 18

what are the negative impacts of international migration in the destination

Answer 18

-may be low paid work
- may be exploited by long hours and poor working conditions
- may be racial and cultural problems
- may struggle with language
- hard to get housing

Question 19

name a country that has the greatest internal migration

Answer 19

china

Question 20

what is a population pyramid

Answer 20

a data that can provide people information about the three different groups of people

Question 21

what are the different ange groups of the population pyramid

Answer 21

young dependants (the youngest age group 0f 0-14 ), (working population ) the working age group of 15-64 and the old dependants (elderly age group of 65 upwards)

Question 22

what is demography

Answer 22

the study of people of popualtion

Question 22

define census

Answer 22

an official count or survey, especially of a population

Question 23

for who is the population pyramid considered very useful

Answer 23

demographers

Question 24

what is a demographer

Answer 24

the people who study people of the population

Question 25

how is the population pyramid useful

Answer 25

Population pyramids are the best tools on which to base future planning decisions by the government and local authorities. Perhaps too many babies are being bon and brith rate needed reducing or it could be the opposite. mAYbe there are too many dependants and not enough workers for the jobs that will be available. The solution is to attract immigration. If there are going to be too many of people, their care needs planning for

Question 26

name two countries with the highest dependency

Answer 26

japan and italy

Question 27

what is the dependent ratio

Answer 27

the population consisting of the youthful and elderly population

Question 28

what is dependency

Answer 28

those who rely on the working population for support e.g. the young and elderly

Question 29

name a country that was affected positively by international migration

Answer 29

qatar

Question 30

how was qatar impacted by international migration

Answer 30

Life in Qatar before 1930s, involved a wide spread of poverty and diseases. Most people worked for the pearl fishing industry but collapsed after Japan started making artificial pearls. In 1935 the arrival of oil prospectors signalled the new future of the state. The second world war of 1939-1945 delayed oil production for about a decade. After, Qatar started producing and gained oil income. Qatar became the second biggest per capita income in the world.

Progress was rapid, Qatar’s first school was made in 1951 and the first hospital in 1959. In 1971, Qatar gained independence. Increasing in the price of oil made them the fastest growing economies in the world. Soon, Qatar replied on immigration of people and many men came to construct houses, hotels, offices and other infrastructure.

Question 31

what is the kafala system

Answer 31

foreign workers must be sponsored by the companies in Qatar. They become responsible for their visa, legal status and working conditions. The workers must hand in their passports to their employers. They cannot change their jobs or leave the country unless they were approved by the employer.