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1
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migration

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permanent or semi permanent change of residence

2
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forced migration

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migrant has to leave because of circumstances e.g wart

3
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international migration

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movement of people across national borders

4
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net migration

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difference between number of in migrants and out migrants

5
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voluntary migration

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migrant makes the decision to migrate

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immigration

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action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country

7
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emigration

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act of leaving home country to live elsewhere

8
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asylum seeker

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A Person who has fled their country of origin and applies for asylum

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refugee

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person who has fled armed conflict or persecution

10
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economic migrant

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A person who travels from one country to another in order to improve their standard of living

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what are push factors?

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negative reasons about the place that someone lives that makes them want to move

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what are pull factors

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positive reasons about the place people are moving to and attract them to the area

13
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what are the environmental push factors?

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natural and man made disasters

soil exhaustion

14
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what are the environmental pull factors?

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better climate

more fertile land

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what are socio-economic push factors?

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war, conflict
ethnic and religious persecution
shortage of food
unemployment

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what are the socio-economic pull factors

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better education and standard of living
varied employment opportunities
better healthcare

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positive social for origin country

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overpopulation pressures such as

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positive economic for origin country

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remittance supports relatives

less demand for health services

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positive social for destination country

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cultrual and racial variety promotes diversity and encourages intergration and understanding

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negative social for orgigin country

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gender imbalance - more men migrate than women

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negative economic for origin country

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ageing population structure

skilled labour shortages

22
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positive economic for destination country

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migrant workers spend money and pay taxes

23
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negative social for economic country

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large influx of migrates can add to housing shortages

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negative economic

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education and healthcare systems become strained

25
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impact of migration on pop structure

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  • can bolster economically active proportion of pop
  • sepnding on goods and services as well as taxes will help support economy
  • birth rate increases
  • gender imbalances
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impact of migration on NHS

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some migrants place greater strains as they experience social deprivation

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disease transmission

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greater transmission as more people closer - disease transmission into countries

28
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implications of migration for origin and destination

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