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Question 1

the uk has a changing population what are those changing things?

Answer 1

age
ethnicity
disability
religion

Question 2

what is an aging population?

Answer 2

when the amount of elderly individuals increases in comparison to the younger age groups.

Question 3

reasons for an aging population

Answer 3

• improved healthcare
  -better nutrition
• better standard of living
• declining birth rates { changing social expectations}

Question 4

implications / impacts of a aging population?

Answer 4

• increased demands on NHS
• higher cost of social care
• increase in age related conditions like dementia
  -raised cost of pensions for longer periods of time

Question 5

ethnicity in the uk?

Answer 5

• has become more diverse in the uk
• government holds a census every 10 years to find out what changes have taken place

Question 6

religion in the uk?

Answer 6

• protected the universal declaration of human rights
• which states everyone is allowed to follow any religion they want or have no faith
• decrease in those identifying as christian increase in those identifying as Muslim increase in atheists

Question 7

disability in the uk?

Answer 7

• over 11 mill people live with disability, impairment and long term illness requiring benefits or social care
• protected by the equality rights act 2010 , protecting them from discrimination

Question 8

impacts on changes on wealth?

Answer 8

• increase in benefit sanctions and laws eg bedroom tax which has raised poverty levels
• increased demands for charities to meet the needs of citizens eg food banks / homeless shelters

Question 9

migration

Answer 9

movement of people from one place to another

Question 10

people migrate for ….

Answer 10

cultural , economic, political , enviremental

Question 11

push factors

Answer 11

• war / conflict { forcing people to flee their homes to safety
• natural disasters
• religious ethnic cultural discrimination
• political persecution and repressive systems
• human rights abuses

Question 12

pull factors

Answer 12

-economics / work opportunities
- better standard of living
- culture of respect and tolerance
- increased freedoms
- protection of human rights
- political stability

Question 13

economic factors for migration

Answer 13

• job opportunities
  -higher wages + income
• access to better education and training

Question 14

environmental factors for migration

Answer 14

• natural disasters
• climate change
• drought and water scarcity
• rising sea levels
• deforestation

Question 15

cultural factors for migration

Answer 15

• preservation of cultural heritage
• religious freedom
  -escape from cultural oppression

Question 16

political factors for migration

Answer 16

-escape from political persecution
- participation in political activism
-fleeing political instability

Question 17

benefits of migration

Answer 17

-economic migrants help the economy grow through work , tax , shopping and rent
- migrants may have specialist skills in shortage areas like doctors and teachers
-diversity tolerance respect is enhanced by sharing cultures

Question 18

challenges of migration

Answer 18

-population growth makes demands on housing , education , the NHS and may increase unemployment
-rates of pay may reduce if economic migrants work for lower wages
-challenges may cause tensions and increase support for extreme groups
- housing issues due to densly populated urban areas

Question 19

types of migrants

Answer 19

economic migrants - those who move for economic / work reasons or workers the uk needs

asylum seekers- people who have applied for citizenship and are waiting to be accepted

refugees - people who move countries to escape war / persecution

Question 20

types of migrants

Answer 20

-economic
- asylum seekers
- refugees

Question 21

economic migrants
asylum seekers
refugees

Answer 21

• people who move for economic / work reasons including workers the uk needs
• asylum seekers people who have applied for citizenship and are waiting to be accepted
• people who move countries to escape persecution

Question 22

uk obligations

Answer 22

• uk has obligations by law to people who are seeking asylum and refugees

Question 23

what binds the uk by law to recognise human rights

Answer 23

• human right act 1998
  -they must recognise human rights such as : right to life
  right to free trial
  right to freedom of expression

Question 24

what is the uk signatory too that protects refugees

Answer 24

refugee convention 1951

Question 25

sources of migration

Answer 25

from 1945 to present
includes commonwealth and Europe
this increased migration and eases travel
- work and study are key reasons people migrate to the uk