Rising tensions Flashcards
Describe the 1985 Shengen agreement
Abolished border checks in significant areas of the EU and allows free movement of the EU citizens around EU countries
What was significant in 2004 in EU?
8 new countries joined the EU and 1 million people entered the UK from 2004-2015
Give six arguments for migration
- Fill job shortages
- Migrants pay tax
- Migrants take unfavoured jobs
- FDI (UK attracted over 32k jobs)
- Freedom to invest in business or transfer capital
- Open borders
Give six arguments against migration
- Job shortages
- Migrants chosen over nationals for low wage work
- Pressure on housing and services
- Language barrier
- Reduced levels of engagement
- Loss of local culture
Give two benefits and consequences as a result of globalisation
- Open borders
- Deregulation for TNCs and FDI
- Low skilled workers in MEDCs lost to deindustrialisation
- Power of TNCs reduced union rights
Describe migration from Poland to the UK
- Diaspora in Balham, London
- First formed in 1940s when UK and Poland were allies in WW2
Describe migration from the UK to the Med
- Began relocating to France, Italy and Spain in 1933 when freedom of movement was allowed
- Ethnoscape (wanting local cuisine abroad)
- Poor behaviour of younger Brits has strained cultural relations with indigenous communities
Globalisation has increased the flow of (1) migrants encouraged by greater (2) which has led to widespread (3) especially from insecure (4) and (5) workers
1 - economic 2 - trade blocs 3 - resentment 4 - lower-middle class 5 - unskilled
Why does climate change cause inter-communal conflict?
- when communities cannot meet their basic needs as a function of the earth’s diminishing carrying capacity
- or result of competition over resources
Describe trans-boundary water conflicts
Trans-boundary basins and aquifers link populations of different countries and support the incomes and livelihoods of millions worldwide
Between 1950-2000, out of the (1) international disputes, (2)% were about the quantity of water available and (3)% about the impacts of dams.
1 - 2,000
2 - 75
3 - 25
Where is conflict of water more likely and why?
Developing nations where water is vital to feed growing populations and promote industrial development
Describe the Helsinki rules
Mekong river commission established to manage conflict in the future