Rising tensions Flashcards

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Describe the 1985 Shengen agreement

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Abolished border checks in significant areas of the EU and allows free movement of the EU citizens around EU countries

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What was significant in 2004 in EU?

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8 new countries joined the EU and 1 million people entered the UK from 2004-2015

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Give six arguments for migration

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  • 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
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Give six arguments against migration

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  • 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
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Give two benefits and consequences as a result of globalisation

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  • Open borders
  • Deregulation for TNCs and FDI
  • Low skilled workers in MEDCs lost to deindustrialisation
  • Power of TNCs reduced union rights
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Describe migration from Poland to the UK

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  • Diaspora in Balham, London

- First formed in 1940s when UK and Poland were allies in WW2

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Describe migration from the UK to the Med

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  • 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
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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

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1 - economic 
2 - trade blocs 
3 - resentment 
4 - lower-middle class 
5 - unskilled
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Why does climate change cause inter-communal conflict?

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  • when communities cannot meet their basic needs as a function of the earth’s diminishing carrying capacity
  • or result of competition over resources
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Describe trans-boundary water conflicts

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Trans-boundary basins and aquifers link populations of different countries and support the incomes and livelihoods of millions worldwide

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Between 1950-2000, out of the (1) international disputes, (2)% were about the quantity of water available and (3)% about the impacts of dams.

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1 - 2,000
2 - 75
3 - 25

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Where is conflict of water more likely and why?

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Developing nations where water is vital to feed growing populations and promote industrial development

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Describe the Helsinki rules

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Mekong river commission established to manage conflict in the future

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