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1 markStudy Fig. 1, which shows information about the number of immigrants to Mexico (an LEDC) in 2011.
Fig 1
Calculate the total number of immigrants to Mexico from the USA and Canada
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Migration (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Geography)
Exam Questions
4 hours48 questions23 marks
Study Fig. 1.2, which shows information about types of migration.
Which type of migration are the following examples of?
Circle your answer for each of the three examples.
1) Refugees moving to another country to avoid persecution | |
forced internal | forced international |
voluntary internal | voluntary international |
2) Professional footballer moving from Spain to play in the English Premier League | |
forced internal | forced international |
voluntary internal | voluntary international |
3) Teenage girl moving from rural Kenya to study in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya | |
forced internal | forced international |
voluntary internal | voluntary international |
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3a1 mark
Study Fig. 1.1, which shows information about the country of origin of people living in Canada in 1990 and 2015.
How many people from the USA lived in Canada in 2015?
..................................... thousand
[1]
3b2 marks
Using Fig. 1.1.
Put the following countries of origin in rank order for 1990 from highest to lowest.
India Pakistan Philippines UK
3c3 marks
Using the information from Fig. 1.1.
Describe how the number of people from China and Italy living in Canada changed between 1990 and 2015.
You should use statistics in your answer.
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43 marks
Study Fig. 1.2, which is a map showing information about global net migration.
Fig 1.2
Describe the distribution of areas with negative net migration.
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53 marks
Study Fig. 1.2, which shows information about Arlington County, an area in the USA.
Arlington County is home to the USA’s largest Bolivian community. In Arlington, there are apartment buildings filled with people who have migrated from towns in the Cochabamba Valley in Bolivia, hence the nickname ‘Arlibamba’. There are many Bolivian restaurants and food shops, such as Pike Pizza, a converted pizza restaurant that now sells traditional Bolivian food. This is one of many meeting places for the Bolivian community. They are also places to watch the Bolivian national soccer team play games on TV. Bolivians have formed several football leagues in the Arlington region. Over 2000 players and fans come out each Sunday to participate. Many of the teams are named after towns in Bolivia, like Real Santa Cruz. An aim of one of the Arlington football leagues is to improve life in the small villages in the Esteban Arce province of Bolivia. Most people there live off basic agriculture and remittances from abroad. Teams send their winnings back home to fund schools, infrastructure and churches. It has been estimated that villages in Bolivia received over US $20,000 a year from donations from the league. |
Fig. 1.2
Identify three different types of amenity in Arlington County that have been established for Bolivian migrants.
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6a1 mark
Study Figs. 1.1 and 1.2, which show information about migration across the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to Italy between January 2015 and August 2016.
Using Fig. 1.1 only, identify two ports in Libya from which migrants leave for Italy.
[1 mark].
6b2 marks
Complete Fig. 1.2 by plotting the following information about the country of birth of migrants travelling from Libya to Italy between January 2015 and August 2016:
54,000 were from Eritrea
20,000 were from Somalia
[2 marks]
6c3 marks
Much of the migration across the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to Italy is forced (involuntary) migration.
Give three different reasons why forced (involuntary) migration may occur from a country.
[3 marks]
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73 marks
Study Fig. 1.2, which is an extract about a guest worker from the Philippines who is living in Dubai in the UAE.
Teresa Cruz is one of many millions of adults who have travelled thousands of miles from home to earn money to send back to their families. Teresa lives in Dubai, the UAE’s largest city, 7000 kilometres from her home country, the Philippines. She earns the minimum wage as an assistant at a clothing store in a shopping mall in Dubai. She works six days a week and Friday is her day off. On Friday at 12:00, it is time for Teresa to see her 11-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son who live with their aunt, who is raising them in the Philippines. As she is an overseas worker, she does this in the modern way. She pulls a stool up to a desk inside the small bedroom she shares with four other people. She logs on to the computer, clicks a video chat button and waits. Teresa lives in the bedroom with her husband, Luis, who, like Teresa, left the Philippines years ago. They decided that the only way to do the things a parent wants to do—pay for schoolbooks, make sure the grandparents in the Philippines have enough to eat, prepare the children for college one day—is to leave the family behind and find work in a distant country with a different language and culture. |
Fig. 1.2
Identify three difficulties Teresa faces as a guest worker in Dubai from Fig. 1.2.
1 ........................
2 .......................
3 .......................
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8a1 mark
Study Fig. 1.1, which shows information about population change in Norway between January 1 and 30 April 2013.
births | 14168 |
deaths | 11363 |
immigration | 18948 |
emigration | 9319 |
Fig. 1.1
The total population of Norway on 1 January 2013 was 5051275.
Which of the following describes what happened to the total population by 30 April 2013?
Tick one answer in the table below:
| Tick(✓) |
decreased |
|
increased |
|
stayed the same |
|
[1 mark]
8b2 marks
Calculate the net migration for Norway between 1 January and 30 April 2013.
You should show your calculations.
..................................... |
[2 marks]
8c3 marks
Suggest three reasons why many MEDCs in Europe have positive net migration.
[3 marks]
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9a1 mark
Study Fig. 1.1, which shows information about international and internal migration in Bolivia (an LEDC) in South America.
Explain the difference between international and internal migration.
[1 mark]
9b2 marks
Name from Fig. 1.1:
an example of international migration.
an example of internal migration.
[2 marks]
9c3 marks
Identify, from Fig. 1.1, three different reasons why there are large amounts of migration to Santa Cruz.
[3 marks]
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103 marks
Study Fig. 1.3, which is a population pyramid for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an MEDC.
Identify three characteristics of the population pyramid for the UAE that suggest that it attracts many migrants.
[3 marks].
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113 marks
Study Fig. 1.2, which shows information about types of migration.
Define the following types of migration:
international migration.
internal migration.
forced (involuntary) migration.
[3 marks]
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12a1 mark
Study Fig. 1.1, which shows information about migration to selected countries in Europe between January and September 2019.
Put the following countries in rank order of the number of migrants arriving between January and September 2019. Two have been completed for you.
Cyprus Italy Malta Spain
12b1 mark
Describe the locations of two different areas where there were many deaths of migrants as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
12c1 mark
Some of the migration to Europe, shown on Fig. 1.1, was forced (involuntary) migration from LEDCs.
Give three reasons why there is forced migration from some LEDCs.
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14 marks
Suggest problems that international migrants may face when settling in a new country.
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25 marks
Study Fig. 1.2, which is a map showing information about global net migration.
Fig 1.2
Explain why many areas experience negative net migration.
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35 marks
Study Fig. 1.2, which shows information about types of migration.
Describe the difficulties that international migrants may face when moving to and settling in another country.
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44 marks
Study Fig. 1.1, which shows information about migration across the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to Italy between January 2015 and August 2016.
Explain why the arrival of large numbers of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea may cause problems in Italy.
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55 marks
Study Fig. 1.2, which is an extract about a guest worker from the Philippines who is living in Dubai in the UAE.
Teresa Cruz is one of many millions of adults who have travelled thousands of miles from home to earn money to send back to their families. Teresa lives in Dubai, the UAE’s largest city, 7000 kilometres from her home country, the Philippines. She earns the minimum wage as an assistant at a clothing store in a shopping mall in Dubai. She works six days a week and Friday is her day off. On Friday at 12:00, it is time for Teresa to see her 11-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son who live with their aunt, who is raising them in the Philippines. As she is an overseas worker, she does this in the modern way. She pulls a stool up to a desk inside the small bedroom she shares with four other people. She logs on to the computer, clicks a video chat button and waits. Teresa lives in the bedroom with her husband, Luis, who, like Teresa, left the Philippines years ago. They decided that the only way to do the things a parent wants to do—pay for schoolbooks, make sure the grandparents in the Philippines have enough to eat, prepare the children for college one day—is to leave the family behind and find work in a distant country with a different language and culture. |
Fig. 1.2
Explain why many people from LEDCs, such as the Philippines, work in MEDCs despite facing many difficulties.
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64 marks
Describe difficulties faced by international migrants when they move to and begin living in a new country.
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74 marks
Study Fig. 1.1, which shows information about international and internal migration in Bolivia (an LEDC) in South America.
Describe the problems that may be faced by migrants when they arrive in Santa Cruz.
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85 marks
Study Fig. 1.3, which is a population pyramid for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an MEDC.
Most of the migration to the UAE is voluntary.
Describe the attractions (pulls) of MEDCs, such as the UAE, to migrants from LEDCs.
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95 marks
Study Fig. 1.2, which shows information about Arlington County, an area in the USA.
Arlington County is home to the USA’s largest Bolivian community. In Arlington there are apartment buildings filled with people who have migrated from towns in the Cochabamba Valley in Bolivia, hence the nickname ‘Arlibamba’. There are many Bolivian restaurants and food shops, such as Pike Pizza, a converted pizza restaurant that now sells traditional Bolivian food. This is one of many meeting places for the Bolivian community. They are also places to watch the Bolivian national soccer team play games on TV. Bolivians have formed several football leagues in the Arlington region. Over 2000 players and fans come out each Sunday to participate. Many of the teams are named after towns in Bolivia like Real Santa Cruz. An aim of one of the Arlington football leagues is to improve life in the small villages in the Esteban Arce province of Bolivia. Most people there live off basic agriculture and remittances from abroad. Teams send their winnings back home to fund schools, infrastructure and churches. It has been estimated that villages in Bolivia received over US $20000 a year from donations from the league. |
Fig. 1.2
Explain how migration to the USA is likely to have affected small villages in Bolivia and the people who still live there.
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104 marks
Study Fig. 1.1, which shows information about the country of origin of people living in Canada in 1990 and 2015.
Describe the problems that many migrants from China and Italy may face after moving to Canada.
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17 marks
For an example of international migration you have studied, describe the positive and negative impacts on the country of origin.
Name of origin country .........................
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27 marks
Explain the positive and negative impacts that remittances have on developing countries.
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37 marks
Describe the positive and negative impacts of migration on the migrants themselves on a country you have studied.
Name of country .........................................
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47 marks
For a named country you have studied, explain why people migrate to it from other countries.
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57 marks
Name an example of a country to which large numbers of people have migrated. Describe the positive and negative impacts of this migration on the named country they have migrated to.
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67 marks
Describe the positive and negative impacts of large numbers of immigrants on a country you have studied.
Name of country .........................................
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77 marks
For an example of international migration you have studied, describe the positive and negative impacts on the destination country.
Name of destination country .........................
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