Global migration Flashcards
Long-term migrant
Moves for at least one year
Short-term migrant
Moves for more than 3 months but less than a year
Inter-regional migration
Movement of people from one region to another (continents)
Intra-regional migration
Movement of people within a single region/continent
Net migration
Difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants throughout the year
Economic migrants
People who leave their home country to live in another country with better living or working conditions
Imigrants
People who enter a country
Emigrants
People who leave a country
Refugees
People who have crossed an international border fleeing armed forces or persecution to find safety
Asylum seekers
A person who’s claim for asylum has not been processed yet
Migrants
People who move to improve their quality of life (Not due to persecution or war)
Diaspora
The worldwide spread, scattering or dispersal of a population e.g many Irish in America
Examples of inter-regional migration
-Migration to Europe to escape conflict in Africa and the Middle East
-Tunisia and Bangladesh migrate to Italy
Examples of Intra-regional migration
-The UK has the highest number of immigrants from other EU states
-Polish migrants are attracted to the UK by better employment opportunities , higher wages and better standards of living.
Examples of international migration
The main countries of UK immigrants are India, Poland and Pakistan.
The main countries of destination of UK emigrants are Australia, USA and Canada
International migration
Movement of people from one nation to another.
Remittances
Money sent back from migrants in host countries to people in source countries
Human development index
A statistic used to measure the human development of a country, combining several indicators of health, education, and wealth.
Global migration can promote within and between countries:
(Relationship between global migration and socioeconomic development)
Stability
-Remittances contribute to economic stability
-Returning migrants bring new skills and ideas e.g peacebuilding and democracy
-Youthful migrants can help balance aging population in host countries
Growth
-Host nation GDP boosted by working migrants
-Migrants open new markets for products
-Migrants fill labour gaps
-Remittances can stimulate multiplier effect in source countries
Development
-Skills and knowledge from returning migrants can benefit source countries
-Remittances can be spend on developing country and economy
-Migrants create networks through links to diaspora associations
-UN migration and development projects use effective ‘bottom-up’ approaches to development
What do national indicies show about the relationship between patterns of international migration and socioeconomic development
The more developed countries (with higher HDIs ) recieve fewer remittances proportional to their economy.
Global migration can cause:
(Relationship between global migration and socioeconomic development)
Internal migration
Movement within a country
