What is migration?

In this lesson, we will be learning about what migration is and how migration has affected the UK's population. We will also be learning about where migrants go to and from.

What is migration?

In this lesson, we will be learning about what migration is and how migration has affected the UK's population. We will also be learning about where migrants go to and from.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Explain what migration is
  2. Set out where migrants go to and from
  3. Describe how migration affects us

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9 Questions

Q1.
What is migration?
Migration is the movement of goods from one place to another place.
Correct answer: Migration is the movement of people from one place to another place.
Q2.
What is national migration?
Movement from one country to another.
Correct answer: Movement from one region to another, within the same country.
Q3.
When the migrant intends on returning to their source country. What is this describing?
forced migration
permenant migration
Correct answer: temporary migration
voluntary migration
Q4.
When the migrant makes a choice to leave their source country. What is this describing?
forced migration
permenant migration
temporary migration
Correct answer: voluntary migration
Q5.
What is an emigrant?
A migrant arriving in a host country.
Correct answer: A migrant who is leaving their source country.
The movement of people into a country.
Q6.
There were around 272 million international migrants in the world in 2019. What percentage of the global population is this?
13.5%
Correct answer: 3.5%
30%
35%
53%
Q7.
Globally, do the great majority of people migrate across borders or migrate within countries?
migrate across borders
Correct answer: migrate within countries
Q8.
Which of these regions in the UK have a higher number of migrants?
East of England and Wales
Correct answer: Scotland and East of England
Wales and Scotland
Q9.
In 2019, which geographic regions hosted the most number of migrants?
Africa and Asia
Correct answer: Asia and Europe
Europe and Africa
Latin America and the Caribbean and Northern America

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UnitGeography / Migration

Geography