Globalisation & Migration (Edexcel A Level Geography)

Exam Questions

54 mins5 questions
1
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Evaluate the view that increased globalisation inevitably results in international migration.

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2
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Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet.

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Figure 6

Foreign-born population (international migrants) by destination country, 2018

Suggest reasons for the differences in the numbers of foreign-born population (international migrants) in the countries shown.

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Study Figure 6 below.

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Figure 6

Top four countries of birth for migrants living in Australia, 2016

i)

Draw a divided bar chart, using the key and the data in Figure 6.

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ii)

The total number of migrants living in Australia was 6.19 million. The total number of migrants from the UK, New Zealand, China and India was 2.8 million.  Calculate the percentage of migrants who came from these four countries to one decimal place. You must show your working.

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iii)

Suggest reasons why the UK, New Zealand, China and India are the main source countries for migrants to Australia.

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4
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Explain why the movement of labour is unrestricted within many countries.

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5a
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Study Figure C below.

Country

Malawi

Nigeria 

India

Egypt

Iran

Czech Republic

France

United States

Norway

Human Development Index

0.43

0.50

0.58

0.68

0.75

0.85

0.88

0.91

0.94

% of foreign born residents

1.3%

0.7%

0.4%

0.4%

3.5%

4.0%

11.5%

14.3%

11.8%

Figure C: Table showing the Human Development Index and the percentage of foreign-born residents in selected countries.

Using the data from Figure C, complete Figure D by:

i)

plotting the data for Egypt, Iran and the Czech Republic

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ii)

drawing a regression (best-fit) line to show the relationship.

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Figure D: Graph showing the Human Development Index and the percentage of foreign born residents in selected countries

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Suggest reasons for the relationship between Human Development Index scores and the percentage of foreign-born residents.

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