AQA GCSE Geography · 8035
Paper 2
The number of people arriving to live in an area minus the number leaving it during a given period.
Revise: UK Population Distribution and City Case StudyThe difference is net migration.
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GCSE Geography · key term
The number of people moving into an area minus the number moving out over a particular period.
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Paper 2
The number of people arriving to live in an area minus the number leaving it during a given period.
Revise: UK Population Distribution and City Case StudyThe difference is net migration.
Specification 4.5, 4.7, 8.1, 8.2 · Paper 2, Paper 3
Revise: Population Change and DeindustrialisationMigration contributes to overall growth when arrivals exceed departures: this is positive net migration.
The number of people moving into an area minus the number moving out over a given period.
The number of people entering a country to live there minus the number leaving it to live elsewhere.
Long-term immigration minus long-term emigration over the same period. It measures migration’s contribution to population change.
Paper 1, Paper 2
The balance between people moving into and out of an area: arrivals minus departures.
Revise: Population growthNet migration is positive when more people move into an area than leave it. Together, these processes can produce rapid growth.
The number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over a given period. It is positive when immigration exceeds emigration.
The number of people moving into an area minus the number moving out during a particular period.
Specification 5.2a, 7.1b · Paper 2, Paper 3
The number of people moving into an area minus the number moving out during a particular period.
Revise: City Location, Importance and Migration PatternsNet migration is arrivals minus departures. A city can attract many newcomers but also lose residents, so arrivals alone do not show its overall population change.
The number of people moving into a country minus the number moving out during a specified period.
Net migration means arrivals minus departures, not the total number of people arriving. Movement within the UK also counts as migration.
Distinguish natural increase (births minus deaths) from net migration (arrivals minus departures). A fertility rate is not a rate of natural increase.
Negative net migration means more people emigrated than immigrated; it does not mean that nobody arrived.
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