migration revision
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- 1. Migration Revision
- You will need to know
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- the general background push and pull factors, i.e. why people move from one place to another.
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- The impacts that migration has on the origin and destination
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- The 2 case studies, Mexico to USA and Poland to UK.
2. Migration Mexico to USA
- Whats going on here?
- A day without a Mexican
3. Do you know these definitions?
- Emigration
- Immigration
- Migrant
- Forced migration
- Voluntary migration
- National migration
- International migration
- Temporary migration
- Permanent migration
- Push and pull factors (name some!)
4. 5. Background information
- There is a 2000km border between USA and Mexico.
- 1 million + Mexicans migrate to the USA every year.
- Illegal migration is a huge problem for USA and Mexico
- US Border Patrol guard the border and try to prevent illegal immigrants
- 850,000 were caught in 1995 and were deported
6. Should Margerita stay or go?
- Answer the 5 boxes on the sheet to help you with your revision of this vital case study.
7. General push and pull factors in Mexico to USA migration
- PUSH
- Poor medical facilities - 1800 per doctor
- Low paid jobs - (GNP = $3750)
- Adult literacy rates 55% - poor education prospects
- Life expectancy 72 yrs
- 40% Unemployed
- PULL
- Excellent medical facilities - 400 per doctor
- Well paid jobs - GNP = $24,750)
- Adult literacy rates 99% - good education prospects
- Life expectancy 76 yrs
- Many jobs available for low paid workers such as Mexicans
8. Population in the UK
- Can you remember some of the reasons for this UK population distribution?
9. Part e
- For a whole country where you have studied population change:
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- Name the country
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- Using specific detail, describe and explain the population change.
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10. Case study question:
- In MEDCs some places have higher population densities than other places.For an MEDC (not a European Union country) you have studied:
- Name the MEDC
- Describe, with place detail, places with high population densities and places with low population densities.
- Give reasons, with place detail, to explain why some places have higher population densities than other places.