Global Systems And Governance

Question 1

Globalisation

Answer 1

Shrinking of Earth as economies and societies become increasingly interconnected

Question 2

Glocalisation

Answer 2

Local knowledge in globalisations world

Question 3

Internal migration

Answer 3

Moving to new home within state / country / continent

Question 4

External migration

Answer 4

Moving to new home in different state / country / continent

Question 5

Emigrant

Answer 5

Person who is leaving a country to live in another

Question 6

Immigrant

Answer 6

Person who is entering a country from another to live

Question 7

Net migration

Answer 7

Difference between number of immigrants and emigrants in an area

Question 8

Net migrational gain

Answer 8

When immigrants exceed emigrants

Question 9

Net migrational loss

Answer 9

When emigrants exceed immigrants

Question 10

Forced migration

Answer 10

Person who has to migrate because of circumstances

Question 11

Voluntary migration

Answer 11

Person who decided to migrate

Question 12

Push factors

Answer 12

Negative reasons making someone want to leave

Question 13

Pull factors

Answer 13

Positive reasons that attract people to an area

Question 14

Refugee

Answer 14

Person living outside country of origin due to fear of persecution

Question 15

Asylum seeker

Answer 15

Refugee who formally applies the to live in new country

Question 16

Distance-decay

Answer 16

Number of migrants decline as distance between origin and destination increases