globalisation Flashcards
long term migrant
a person who moves to another country for at least 1 year
short term migrant
a person who moves to another country for at least 3 months, but less than a year
international migration
the movement of people away from their place of usual residence and across an international border to a country of which they are not nationals
net migration
the difference between the number of emigrants and the number of immigrants
the two categories for immigrants in the uk
- eu nationals
- no eu nationals
economic migrant
a person who migrates to seek a better standard of living or to escape poverty
refugee
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster. they have legal rights in their destination country
asylum seeker
a person who has fled their home country but does not have refugee status in their destination country
intra regional flows
migration within a region
eg within the eu
inter regional flows
migration outside of a region (eg eu national migrating to Australia)
multiplier effect
the snowballing of economic activity, triggering by investment which causes an increase in employment and therefore spending. alternatively, when industry decline in an area causing unemployment and degradation
brain drain
when, relative to the population size, a large number of highly educated or skilled people emigrate
immigration
people arriving in their destination country
emigration
people leaving their country of origin
cumulative causation
the process of self sustaining economic growth in a city or region, triggered by an initial investment which acts as a catalyst for further development