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What is migration?

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Migration is the movement of people from one place to another place.

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What is national migration?

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Movement from one region to another, within the same country.

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What is an emigrant?

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A migrant who is leaving their source country.

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What is an immigrant?

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A migrant arriving in a host country

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What is immigration?

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The movement of people into a country.

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What is permanent migration?

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When the migrant intends on remaining in the host country.

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What is forced migration?

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When the migrant does not have a choice to leave their source country.

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What is a refugee?

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A person who has been forced to leave their home due to war, persecution or a natural disaster.

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What does ‘persecution’ mean?

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Being treated unfairly because of their race, or religious or political beliefs.

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What is an asylum seeker?

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Someone who is looking for protection and their claim has not yet been accepted.

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Is fleeing Syria to move to the United Kingdom an example of a national or international migration?

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International migration.

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Is fleeing Syria to move to the United Kingdom an example of a voluntary or forced migration?

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Forced migration.

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Which type of migration occurs when migrants have no choice?

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Forced

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What is an international migrant?

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A person who moves from one country to another country.

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What is a refugee?

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A person who has been forced to leave their home.

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What is an economic migrant?

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A person who moves from one place to another place for economic reasons.

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Why might a refugee be forced to leave their home?

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Because of war, persecution, and natural disasters.

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What is temporary migration?

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When the migrant intends on returning to their source country.

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What is voluntary migration?

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When the migrant makes a choice to leave their source country.

20
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What is one advantage of migration for the source country?

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Money is often sent home by migrants, reduces pressure on jobs and resources, migrants may return with new skills learnt in host country.

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What is one disadvantage of migration for the source country?

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Country loses skilled workers which reduces the country’s workforce, families are broken up, fewer people paying taxes therefore decreased government money.

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What is one advantage of migration for the host country?

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A richer and more diverse culture, increase in taxes being paid and therefore government money, helps to reduce any labour shortages.

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What is one disadvantage of migration for the host country?

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Puts pressure on services such as healthcare and education, overcrowding, and disagreement between different religions and cultures.

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What is a pull factor?

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Factors that attract someone to a new host country.

25
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What is a push factor?

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Factors that push someone away from a country.

26
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Name a push factor.

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Very few hospitals​

Wars​

Poor transport links​

Natural disasters​

Unhappy life​

Lack of jobs​

Worse living conditions

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Name a pull factor.

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Better jobs​

More entertainment facilities ​

Better transport links​

Hope for a better way of life

28
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What is an economic migrant?

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Somebody who chooses to move to a new host country to find a better-paid job.

29
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‘Not enough jobs in the chosen industry.’ Is this an example of a push or pull factor?

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Push

29
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‘High unemployment rates for young people.’ Is this an example of a push or pull factor?

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Push

30
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Better living conditions.’ Is this an example of a push or pull factor?​

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Pull

31
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What is a climate refugee?

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A person forced to flee their homes because of sudden or gradual changes in the climate around them.

32
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Give two examples of a sudden or gradual change in the climate.

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Sea level rising, drought etc.

32
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Name a country that is heavily affected by rising sea levels.

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Bangladesh.

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