Lesson 11

Question 1

What is a host country?

Answer 1

Where migrants are moving to (being hosted)

Question 2

What is a source country?

Answer 2

Where migrants are moving from (leaving)

Question 3

What are the social impacts of migration for the host country? (2)

Answer 3

Pressure on services/housing

balance ageing population

Question 4

What are the economic impacts of migration for the host country? (2)

Answer 4

receives skilled workers/fills skill shortages

can sustain growing leisure sectors

Question 5

What are the social impacts of migration for the source country? (2)

Answer 5

Looses skilled workers brain drain

Imbalanced population

Question 6

What are the economic impacts of migration for the source country? (2)

Answer 6

Reduced unemployment

Earns remittance payments

Question 7

What are the advantages of migration for the host country? (4)

Answer 7

Brain gain
low paid migrants
increased culture diversity
Growth of local market

Question 8

What are the disadvantages of migration for the host country? (4)

Answer 8

increased racial tensions
increased population leads to pollution
Rise in unemployment
increased pressure on services

Question 9

What are the advantages of migration for the source country? (4)

Answer 9

Reduction in unemployment
Remittance payments
Return with new skills
Reduced pressure on resources

Question 10

What are the disadvantages of migration for the source country? (4)

Answer 10

Brain drain
worker shortages
separation of families
Creates dependency on remittance