Population part 4 Flashcards
Emmigration
The moving of people out of their area/country
Immigration
The moving of people into a country/area from another country/area.
Internal migration
The movement if people from one area to another within a country.
International migration
The movement of people from one country to another.
Push factors
Poverty War High crime Lack of safety Lack of services Lack of jobs
Pull factors
Low crime More jobs Political stability More wealth Good climate Fertile land Family
Donor country
Provides other countries with peopl
Effects of migration on donor countries
Young migrants leave - population decrease.
–> low marriage rates –> low birth rates
Places become depopulated
- -> sports clubs + businesses struggle to survive.
- -> local services (eg. post offices) close due to lack of demand
Receiver country
Accepts migrants
Effects of migrants on receiver countries
Young, skilled migrants take up jobs + pay taxes
Migrants put pressure on services such as hospitals, schools, transport
Government has to develop their services + infrastructure to meet demands
Individual migration
Individual migration is when people decide to move from their area/country by their own choice. They are not moving due to reasons such as war, poverty, political instablitiy, etc.
Migration
The movement of people from one place to another
The plantation of Ulster
Began 1609 English and Scottish settlers Settled in land taken from Irish -To stop rebellion -So settlers could live a better life -To spread Protestant religion -To spread English customs
The effects of the plantation of Ulster
Planned towns with market at centre - Coleraine, Derry
Improved farming practices, introduced new crops, exports
new religions - Protestanism, Presbyterianism
Irish language was replaced by English
New customs and traditions
Organised migration
When a government undertook the settlement or a colonisation of territory abroad, eg. The Plantations by English and Scottish settlers in Ireland.
