Globalisation 2.4b

Question 1

What is a remittance?

Answer 1

Sending money back home to your family

Question 2

What countries are part of A8

Answer 2

Estonia 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Poland 
Slovakia 
Czech Republic 
Hungary 
Slovenia

Question 3

What percentage of people are unemployed in Slough?

Answer 3

18.2%

Question 4

How many migrants are in Slough?

Answer 4

10,000

Question 5

What are the disadvantages of more migrants?

Answer 5

Increased pressure on health, education and housing

Question 6

How much does each child in education cost the local council?

Answer 6

£5,500 per year

Question 7

How much money was given to fund 13,000 new pupils?

Answer 7

£70m

Question 8

What are the social advantages of migrants in Slough?

Answer 8

Promotes tolerance of different groups and connects them together.

Question 9

What are the economic advantages of migrants in Slough?

Answer 9

Polish have contributed 3 times the cost

There is a more skilled and qualified workforce

Question 10

How have migrants aided the population demographic?

Answer 10

They are having more children which helps with the ageing population problem.

Question 11

What are the economic costs of migration for the source country?

Answer 11

Loss of tax revenue
Young migrants increases the dependency ratio
Brain drain

Question 12

What are the social costs of migration for the source country?

Answer 12

Loss of culture

Families are separated- impacts mental health

Question 13

Definition of an oligarch

Answer 13

Business owners who acquired commodity firms in post- soviet Russia

Question 14

What percentage does Russian international investments account for in London?

Answer 14

0.5%