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What is a example of daily short term population movement?

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To work

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Whats is short term population movement?

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Where someone goes somewhere but doesn’t have a change of address

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What is migration?

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Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. It involves a change of address for more than one year.

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What is an example of weekly short term population movement?

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Holidays

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What is a example of monthly short term population movement?

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People move for harvest months

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What is a example of seasonal short term population movement?

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People who have retired to Spain in winter months

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What is short term migration?

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When people have a change of address but return.

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What is long term migration?

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When people have a permenant change in address

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What is national migration?

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When people move within their country.

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What is international migration?

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Where people move out of their country

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What is forced migration?

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Where people have to move because of war, poverty ect

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What is voluntary migration?

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When people choose to move

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What are the push factors away from the UK{to Australia}?

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  • High cost of living
  • Over crowded
  • Depressing weather
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What are the pull factors to Australia {from the UK}?

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  • High education levels
  • English speaking
  • Sunny climate
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What are the push factors away from Mexico{to the USA}?

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  • Poor medical care
  • Unemployment rate at 30%
  • Low wages
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What are the pull factors to the USA {from Mexico}?

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  • High education levels
  • High wages
  • Good medical care
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What are the push factors away from rural Bangladesh {to Dhaka}?

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  • Only 16% of the population have a toilet
  • 36% of the population live in poverty
  • Lack of food
18
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What are the pull factor to Dhaka {from rural Bangladesh}?

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  • Large amounts of job opportunities

- High level of health care

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What are the push factors away from rural Brazil {to Rio de Janerio}?

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  • Farmers earn little money
  • Unemployment rate at 30%
  • Limited services
20
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What are the pull factors to Rio de Janerio {from rural Brazil}?

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  • Good education
  • High wages
  • sunny climate
21
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What is an example of short term population movement for medical treatment?

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People go to Spain from England for hip replacement as in England it costs £8,000 whereas in Spain it only costs £4,100

22
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How did the UK’s migration policy change after the war?

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After WW2 our country had a open door policy as we needed to replace the work force as many of them had died in war.

23
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What are the Social impacts on the host country of migration within Europe {UK}?

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  • Racial tension
  • Increased understanding of new cultures
  • Can be difficult as people don’t speak english
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What are the Economic impacts on the host country of migration within Europe {UK}?

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  • Money they earn is often sent home to their families
  • Boosts productivity
  • They fill jobs we don’t want
  • Brings more skills
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What are the social impacts on the home country of migration in Europe {Poland}?

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  • Fewer people
  • Larger elderly population
  • Less young men
  • Less childern
26
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What are economical impacts on the home country of migration in Europe {Poland}?

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  • Shortage in working age
  • Less unemployment
  • Money is sent to poland
27
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How has modern communication made migration easier?

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In the past people would only know about places by the word of mouth, now we can simply look it up online.
Also people are able to skype or call family so wont get as home sick

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How has modern transport made migration easier?

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Before the only way to travel was by horse and cart(10 mph), steam ships and locomotives(20-65 mph) and propeller aircraft(300-400 mph). Now we have passenger planes(500-600 mph)

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How has government policies made migration easier?

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An open door policy in the UK was introduced after ww2 which means people can freely migrate around the EU.

30
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Why do elderly people migrate to Christchurch or spain?

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  • Quieter
  • Can by a smaller, cheaper
  • Nicer weather
31
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What are the push factors away from London to Christchurch?

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  • Polluted
  • Busy
  • high prices
32
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What are the pull factors to Christchurch?

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  • Lots of funeral parlors
  • Lots of hospitals
  • 15,000 pensioners
33
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What are the consequences of elderly migrating to Christchurch?

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  • To many old people in one place
  • More jobs created
  • Negative attitude to the young
  • Unattractive to the younger generation
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What are the push factors away from the UK to Spain?

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  • House prices are high

- Cold weather

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What are the pull factors to Spain?

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  • Money will go further
  • Most bills are lower
  • Lots of British people in Spain
  • Easy communication
  • Sunny weather
36
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What are the consequences of elderly migrating to Spain?

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  • Puts pressure on health care
  • British people bring a large amount of money into a struggling economy
  • More British people in Spain
  • More jobs created

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