Migration and Globalisation

Question 1

migration - push factors

Answer 1

conditions that drive people to leave their home country

forceful

Question 2

migration - pull factors

Answer 2

conditions that attract people to a new country

Question 3

migration - globalisation

Answer 3

living globally used to be for the elites but now involved ordinary people who want a better standard of living

Question 4

migration - effects of globalisation

Answer 4

• immigration from and emigration to EU
• undocumented workers that come illegal and exploited by human-trafficking
• asylum seekers escaping persecution
• cultural diversity; different cultures/ways of life, hybrid families

Question 5

migration - effects of globalisation (changing families)

Answer 5

eastern europe ave large families contributing to baby boom in 2000’s
global family networks as migrants maintain relationships with their families
purchase of intimacy
surrogate mothers
mail-order brides
family personal care
prostitution

Question 6

migration - pattern 1990-2000

Answer 6

1930’s - white refugees fled to britain from europe to escape nazi
1950’s - new commonwealth countries encouraged to immigrate, transformed britain into more ethnically diverse country

Question 7

migration - pattern 2000s onwards

Answer 7

2004-2007 - net migration peaked due to immigrants of citizens from countries who joined the EU

Question 8

migration - impact of migration since 2001

Answer 8

fear of immigrants threatening british culture/values
anti-immigrant political policies (UKIP)
migrant workers make key contributors to economy, health, social care, take on jobs unwanted by british workers
EU countries now have strict immigration controls - min income £18,600 before citizens can bring non-brutish family, breaking up 17,800 families p/year
easier for those with money to migrate than the poor