Migration Flashcards
How many immigrants are in the UK
8 million and rising
How many immigrants are here for work and educations?
Around 4 million
What % of doctors are born outside of the uk.
26%
Are most immigrants young or old?
Young
What is National/ internal migration?
Is when people migrate within the same country or region
What is international migration?
Is when someone moves from one country to another.
What is forced migration?
Involves the migrant being forced out of their country
What is voluntary migration
This is when someone migrates by choice
What is permanent migration?
When someone migrates to another country with no plans to go back to their original country
What is temporary migration
This is when people go to another country for only a short amount of time.
What is immigration
Immigration is people moving from one country to another
What is emigration
People moving from another country not this country
Give an example of migration push factors
Few services
Lack of jobs
Natural disasters
War
Famine/draught
Give some examples of migration pull factors
Access to services and infrastructure
Better transport
Better living conditions
Family
What is an asylum seeker
Someone who faces persecution from their home country and seeks safety somewhere else
