migration Flashcards
environmental push factors
- natural and man made disasters for example drough
- soil exhaustion
environmental pull factors
- better climate
- land that is easier to farm and more fertile
general facts
- more money is sent to Africa by those living outside the country than by aid
- 600,000 enterted Europe from North Africa
socio economic push factors
- war, conflict
- ethic and religious persecution
- unemployment, low wages and poor working conditions
- shortage of food
socio economic pull factors
- better standard of living
- varied employment opportunities with higher wages
- political stability
- better health care
what is the impact on health
- disease transmission, in developed countries public health and antibitoics have decreased infection
- asylum seekers often experience trauma and abuse
- greater demand on the health services for example the NHS
what about the impact of politics
- for the origin country, there is pressure to re-develop areas in decline
- for the destination country, there is a pressure to control migration, and a rise in anti immigration political parties
what about the impact on the environment/demographic
- has an immediate impact on the population structure
- for the destination country, boost economy and reduced dependency
- more spending which increases taxes
- BR increases
- can cause a gender imbalance
what is migration
permemant/semi permenant move of residence
what is net migration
the difference between number of in-migrants and out-migrants in an area
what is immigration
the action of coming to live permemenatly in a foreign country
what is emigration
the act of leaving home couuntry
what is an asylum seeker
a person who has fled conflict and applies for asylum
what is a refugee
a person who has fled their country and is recognised as needing international protection because it is too dangerous to go home
what is an economic migrant
a person who travels from one country to another to improve their standard of living
