Migration: Causes and Impacts.

Learning Objectives:

To know what push and pull factors are and that they can have positive and negative impacts To understand economic movements to the EU, within the EU and the impacts of these movements

Net Immigration (in)

Net Emigration (out)

Why do people migrate?

People move for many different reasons. When someone is attracted to an area it is called a PULL factor. The things that make people want to leave an area are called PUSH factors.

WAR

Good education

Push or Pull Quiz

WAR or UNREST

POLITICAL INSTABILITY

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

HEALTH CARE

ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENTS

NATURAL DISASTERS

HIGHER WAGES

DIFFICULT CLIMATE

IMPROVED HOUSING

HIGH CRIME RATES

LOW WAGES

Impacts of Migration
Migration affects both the country people leave and the one they go to... complete the sheet to show the advantages and disadvantages of migration for both the source and recipient country.

What are the impacts of migration

Who migrates? How old are they? What is their background? Can we paint a picture of a typical migrant? what are the affects on the country they go to? What are the impacts on the place they leave?

Exam Question One verdict on UK-in-migration is Economic advantage, social disadvantage. Explain what this means and whether there is evidence to support this view.