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GCSE Geography · key term
Movement of people across national borders to live in another country.
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Paper 2
Movement of people to live in another country.
Revise: UK Population Distribution and City Case StudyNational migration means moving within the UK; international migration means crossing a national border to live elsewhere. Both have contributed to London’s growth.
Movement from one country to another to live.
Specification 4.4, 4.7 · Paper 2
A change in where someone lives that crosses a national border.
Revise: UK City Case Study: Migration and ChangeInternational migration crosses national borders. Economic migrants have moved to Birmingham for employment; government recruitment encouraged migration to fill essential jobs. Here, the main pull factor was the opportunity to work.
Movement to live in another country, crossing a national border.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Population growthInternational migration crosses a country's border; national migration does not. Mumbai has received both, but migration within India has been much more important.
Movement of people across a national border to change their country of residence.
Migration across national borders to live in another country.
Specification 5.2a · Paper 2, Paper 3
Movement to live in a different country.
Revise: City Location, Importance and Migration PatternsInternational migration has made a substantial contribution to London’s population. The 2021 Census recorded about 8.8 million residents, of whom 3.58 million, or 41%, were born outside the UK. This compares with 3.00 million, or 37%, in 2011.
Include health disparities as well as wealth disparities and international migration.
Check what a percentage measures: the proportion of residents born abroad is not the proportion of population growth caused by international migration.
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