Lesson 10 - Global hubs + migration

Question 1

What is a global hub?

Answer 1

Switched on place possessing qualities that make other places want to connect with it

Question 2

What tends to be a feature of a global hub?

Answer 2

TNC host
Diverse culture due to global flows

Question 3

Which 2 types of resource allow a global hub to develop?

Answer 3

Human (Size + Skills of labour force, affluence, languages)
Natural (Coastline, geographic situation, deposits)

Question 4

Which 3 flows allow a global hub to develop?

Answer 4

Internal migrants
International migrants
TNC investment + capital

Question 5

What is the government policy of a global hub open to?

Answer 5

Investment

Question 6

Which 3 types of population movement have led to the growth of global hubs?

Answer 6

Elite international migration
Low-wage international migrants
Internal migration (Rural-Urban)

Question 7

Define International Elites

Answer 7

Minority population group with some combination of wealth, status, cultural/political influence

Question 8

In what ways are poor global migrants at risk?

Answer 8

Susceptible to human trafficking
Transport vessels are unsafe
Not welcomed by many

Question 9

What is the most significant global migration movement?

Answer 9

Internal

Question 10

Give 2 examples of the volume of internal migration

Answer 10

300m rural migrants now live in Chinese cities
500,000 arrive in Sao Paulo annually

Question 11

Describe the process of internal migration

Answer 11

Technological developments in rural areas
Increasing awareness of urban opportunity + prosperity
Members of over-populated regions begin to migrate

Question 12

What are the benefits of migration for the host region?

Answer 12

Fills skill shortages
Economic migrants occupy laborious roles that locals will not
Working migrants spend on tax + rent

Question 13

What are the costs of migration for the host region?

Answer 13

Social tensions
Political parties cater their policies towards addressing migration
Natural increase - Population density + school shortages

Question 14

What are the benefits of migration for the source region?

Answer 14

Remittances contribute to earnings
Less public spending on housing + health
Migrant return will introduce new skills

Question 15

What are the costs of migration for the source region?

Answer 15

Economic loss of generation of human resources
Consumption falls
Urban service + entertainment closure due to declining young adult market