Migration and sovereignty:EQ1.1 Flashcards
Define Globalisation
The process in which people and places around the world are becoming increasingly interconnected.
Name the different economic, social, cultural and political dimensions of gloablisation.
Food
Work
Culture
Money
Migration
Trade
Communication
Travel
Poverty
What is globalisation responsible for changes in?
Global transport systems
Global economic systems
Patterns for demand for labour
Rural-Urban migration within countries
International migration
Global finance
Global communications
The level of globalisation can be measured by? With examples
Economically- exports and imports in proportion to GDP
Socially- Internet users in proportion to population
Politically- Membership of international organisations
Physically- Availability of resources for exploitation
Globalisation has ………………….. connections between people and places and those connections have become …………. and more commonplace
Lengthened
Deeper
Significant changes in the global economic system have increased?
Disparities of wealth between different areas of the world
A high demand of workers has been created in India and China due to what?
Rapid industrialisation
Capital investments in emerging market economies has created?
A high demand for workers this has been met by rural-urban migration
Define remittance
Remittances are funds that migrants send back to their home countries
Migration has led to increased …………………. being sent nationally and internationally
Remittances
Globalisation has increased internal migration through:
Mechanisation of agricultural systems (job loss)
Landgrabs by governments ( forcing out of jobs and homes)
Investments in trade
A national core-periphery system develops due to?
A rise in internal migration
What is the periphery?
Area outside of core economic regions
What is the ‘backwash effect’?
Where people, investments and resources are re-directed from the periphery to core regions
Where is most international migration directed to?
Highly developed economies
What does HDE stand for?
A highly developed economy
What percentage of international migrants are in one of 10 countries?
50%
How many international migrants did the USA have in 2020?
51 million
How many international migrants did Germany have in 2020?
15.8 million
How many international migrants did Saudi Arabia have in 2020?
13.5 million
What is the EU schengen agreement?
The agreement that led to the abolishment of international border within most EU countries and the allowance of free movement of people and goods within the EU.
The agreement that led to the abolishment of international border within most EU countries and the allowance of free movement of people and goods within the EU, is which agreement?
Schengen agreement
What percentage of the world’s population live outside of their country of birth?
3%
Until the 1990s which countries held the majority of international migration?
HDE’s such as the USA and UK
Give an example of a country that encourages international migration
Singapore
Give an example of a country that have migration barriers in place
Australia
What factors affect international migration?
Environmental
Economic
Political
What kind of movement is not counted as migration
Temporary
Give an example of temporary movement
Tourism
What is an economic migrant?
People seeking better jobs and standards of living
Give examples of why some people may flee across borders
Fear of death
Persecution from war
Natural disasters
Religious/political persecution
What are asylum seekers
People who apply for ‘asylum’ in a host country
If an asylum seeker’s application is granted what are they now known as?
Refugees
If the …………….. outnumber the……………… people may decide to migrate
Negatives
Positives
Migrants leave due to….
Push and pull factors
What are some challenges of migration?
Cost of travel
Family pressure to stay
Physical barriers
Human traffickers and smugglers
Difficulty with languages
Government policy
Border controls
What has increased the movement of migrants around the world?
Globalisation
