Migration

Question 1

Push factors for SYRIA to Lebanon, Turkey

Answer 1

• military sevrice mandatory males over 18
• UN estimates 306,000 civillians have been killed since march 2011
• syria economy have detriorated 90% of population living below poverty line.
• Natural disaster such as earthquakes
• homes and neighbourhoods destroyed 50%
• poor infrastructure as money has to be invested in weapons
• lack of economic growth high unemployment, low economic growth
• schools+ hospitals damaged destroyed.

Question 2

pull factors of syria and neighbouring countries

Answer 2

Up until 2015 syrains could cross the border into lebanon easily until quite recently
-oppurtunity to set up a business and create a better life
- greater political stablility
- lebanon shares a 365km close proximity
- friends and family prompt syrians to join them’
- lebanon is neighbouring and therefore there is a short distance to travel
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Question 3

push factors poland to UK

Answer 3

• not enough jobs , few oppurtunities , avergae unemploymetn was 18.5% in 2005
  -increased mechanisation of farms , unemployment has risen, rural 40% in 2005
  -low paying jobs lower standard of living

Question 4

pull factors poland to Uk

Answer 4

• average earning higher in UK than in Polaland 12,700 compared to 30,900
• poeple may mover because of an oppurtunity/job offereing
  -healthcare in scotland in free
  unemployment in UK is 5.1%
• cheap air travel easyjet people feel they are abele to maintain long distance relationship wiht family back at home
• english is the main second language tagut in schools , making the UK more attractuve