Population - Migration

Question 1

Push Factors

Answer 1

Isolation
Famine
Lack of Jobs
War
Natural Disasters
Poverty

Question 2

Pull Factors

Answer 2

Improved quality of life with higher wages
Better education opportunities 
"Bright Lights"
Leisure and entertainment facilities
Variety of jobs
Medical facilities
More services

Question 3

Barriers

Answer 3

Mountains
Distance
Border control
Restrictions

Question 4

Ravensteins Laws

Answer 4

Most migrants only move short distances
Migration occurs in waves or steps
Each significant migration produces a counter stream
The longer the migration the greater likelihood the destination is a major urban area
The major causes of migration are economic

Question 5

Refugee

Answer 5

Someone who is unable or unwilling to return t their homeland for fear of prosecution

Question 6

Asylum Seeker

Answer 6

A refugee formally applying to reside in a country when they arrive in that country

Question 7

Increasing Patterns of Migration

Answer 7

Illegal, economically motivated migration as a result to legal restrictions
Asylum Seeking
Migration between developed countries (free movement in the EU)
Short term migration (countries limit length of work permits)
Migration between less developed countries

Question 8

Decreasing Patterns of Migration

Answer 8

Legal, life long migration (tighter entry restrictions)
Number of migrants who migrate for life
Number of people migrating with a purpose of reuniting family members

Question 9

Examples of refugee movement

Answer 9

2 million from Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia as a result of famine and civil war
6 million form Mozambique as a result of famine, civil war and flooding

Question 10

Why has Asylum Seeking increased

Answer 10

Increased pressure to migrate from the poorest states is increasing because:
economic decline
political instability
better communication
more opportunities
cheaper transport