GLOBAL MIGRATION (Paper 2 - Human Interactions)
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What are the contemporary patterns of global migration?
Current spatial patterns in the numbers, composition and direction of international migrant flows
• Explain how global migration patterns are influenced by
Examples of inter-regional flows and examples of intra-regional flows
What is the link between international migration and socio-economic development?
How development impacts on migration and how migration impacts on development
Using remittances and the Human Development Index to test the above relationship • Explain how global migration can promote (stability/gro
How global migration can promote stability, growth and development within and between • Explain how global migration can cause (inequalities/co
countries through flows of people, money, ideas and technology • 'Global migration promotes growth and development to
How global migration causes inequalities, conflicts and injustices for people and places through you agree with this statement? [16]
flows of people, money, ideas and technology
Why has migration become increasingly complex?
Economic globalisation has led to the emergence of new source areas and host destinations
High concentration of young workers and female migrants
Flows in South-South corridors are now equal in magnitude to those in South-North corridors • Explain how changes in national (immigration/emigratio
• 'There are now high concentrations of young workers a
Conflict and persecution have increased numbers of refugees complexity of global migration? [16]
Changes in national immigration and emigration policies
Development of distinct corridors of bi-lateral flows
CASE STUDY = MEXICO (corridors of migrant flows create interdependence between countries)
Current patterns of immigration and emigration
Changes in immigration and emigration over time • Explain how patterns of (immigration to/emigration fro
Ec / Po / So / Env interdependence with countries connected to Mexico by migrant flows • Evaluate the impacts of migration on an EDC of your cho
, What are the contemporary patterns of global migration?
What are the CONTEMPORARY PATTERNS of migration? Current migrant flows at DIFFERENT SPATIAL SCA
• There has been a significant growth in the numbers of people migrating across international borders. In 2015, the
UN reported 244 million people (3.3% of the world's population) were living outside their county of origin. International migration In
• Migration is linked to the process of globalisation - places are increasingly interconnected. E.g. UK international migration E.g. Mig
• The volumes, scale, direction and demographics of flows are constantly changing e.g. it’s not the poorest countries
sending people to the richest countries, it’s countries in transition that are the highest migratory contributors. In • The main countries of origin of UK • 3,27
2013, 58% of international migrants were from middle-income countries (not the poorest), up from 48% in 1990. migration are India (0.76m), Poland Med
• There exists a wide range of reasons for migration but globally the largest group of migrants are economic (0.66m) and Pakistan (0.48m) • Syri
migrants seeking work in another country and sending remittances (money earnt) to their family back home. • The main countries of destination larg
• The largest regional migration is from Southeast Asia to the Middle East, driven by the oil & construction booms. are Australia, the USA and Canada in It
• There are also a growing number of refugees (a person who has fled their country because of a genuine fear of • The main reasons for emigration • Oth
include: employment, retirement betw
persecution/death) and asylum seekers (a person seeking entry to another country by claiming to be a refugee).
and family reunification abroad Wes
• Migration is part of the calculation of population change. Net migration is the difference between the number of
• Women represent just over 1/2 of • This
immigrants (those arriving) and the number of emigrants (those leaving) for a particular country. In 2014, there the UK’s immigrant population resc
were 641,000 immigrants arriving in the UK whilst 323,000 emigrated = net migration of +318,000 people. • London has 36% of immigrants in Fron
its population - mostly from India man
Main countries of origin of UK immigrants and
destination of UK emigrants, 2013
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I know this ☺
How to use this checklist: When preparing for an exam it is important to revise each topic several
times with a gap of several days between each session to help develop your long term memory.
Name:
You can use the columns on the right to keep track of this.
Warning: This checklist is the minimum knowledge that is required to do well in this examination.
In addition, you must be able to demonstrate skills of observation, explanation and evaluation,
and in order to achieve the highest marks you will need to extend your understanding of each
aspect of the topic beyond what is stated here.
What are the contemporary patterns of global migration?
Current spatial patterns in the numbers, composition and direction of international migrant flows
• Explain how global migration patterns are influenced by
Examples of inter-regional flows and examples of intra-regional flows
What is the link between international migration and socio-economic development?
How development impacts on migration and how migration impacts on development
Using remittances and the Human Development Index to test the above relationship • Explain how global migration can promote (stability/gro
How global migration can promote stability, growth and development within and between • Explain how global migration can cause (inequalities/co
countries through flows of people, money, ideas and technology • 'Global migration promotes growth and development to
How global migration causes inequalities, conflicts and injustices for people and places through you agree with this statement? [16]
flows of people, money, ideas and technology
Why has migration become increasingly complex?
Economic globalisation has led to the emergence of new source areas and host destinations
High concentration of young workers and female migrants
Flows in South-South corridors are now equal in magnitude to those in South-North corridors • Explain how changes in national (immigration/emigratio
• 'There are now high concentrations of young workers a
Conflict and persecution have increased numbers of refugees complexity of global migration? [16]
Changes in national immigration and emigration policies
Development of distinct corridors of bi-lateral flows
CASE STUDY = MEXICO (corridors of migrant flows create interdependence between countries)
Current patterns of immigration and emigration
Changes in immigration and emigration over time • Explain how patterns of (immigration to/emigration fro
Ec / Po / So / Env interdependence with countries connected to Mexico by migrant flows • Evaluate the impacts of migration on an EDC of your cho
, What are the contemporary patterns of global migration?
What are the CONTEMPORARY PATTERNS of migration? Current migrant flows at DIFFERENT SPATIAL SCA
• There has been a significant growth in the numbers of people migrating across international borders. In 2015, the
UN reported 244 million people (3.3% of the world's population) were living outside their county of origin. International migration In
• Migration is linked to the process of globalisation - places are increasingly interconnected. E.g. UK international migration E.g. Mig
• The volumes, scale, direction and demographics of flows are constantly changing e.g. it’s not the poorest countries
sending people to the richest countries, it’s countries in transition that are the highest migratory contributors. In • The main countries of origin of UK • 3,27
2013, 58% of international migrants were from middle-income countries (not the poorest), up from 48% in 1990. migration are India (0.76m), Poland Med
• There exists a wide range of reasons for migration but globally the largest group of migrants are economic (0.66m) and Pakistan (0.48m) • Syri
migrants seeking work in another country and sending remittances (money earnt) to their family back home. • The main countries of destination larg
• The largest regional migration is from Southeast Asia to the Middle East, driven by the oil & construction booms. are Australia, the USA and Canada in It
• There are also a growing number of refugees (a person who has fled their country because of a genuine fear of • The main reasons for emigration • Oth
include: employment, retirement betw
persecution/death) and asylum seekers (a person seeking entry to another country by claiming to be a refugee).
and family reunification abroad Wes
• Migration is part of the calculation of population change. Net migration is the difference between the number of
• Women represent just over 1/2 of • This
immigrants (those arriving) and the number of emigrants (those leaving) for a particular country. In 2014, there the UK’s immigrant population resc
were 641,000 immigrants arriving in the UK whilst 323,000 emigrated = net migration of +318,000 people. • London has 36% of immigrants in Fron
its population - mostly from India man
Main countries of origin of UK immigrants and
destination of UK emigrants, 2013
