Zusammenfassung der Ressource
POPULATION
- MIGRATION
- Defined as the movement of people from
one place to another in the world for the
purpose of taking up permanent
residence
- Eg. of semi
permanent
residence would
be seasonal
movements of
migrant farm
labours
- People can
choose to move
voluntarily or be
forced to move
- Definitions
- Refugee : A
person who
is residing
outside the
country of his
or her origin
due to fear of
prosecution,
for reasons
of race,
religion,
nationality,
membership
in a particular
social group
or political
opinion.
- Immigrant : A
person who is
entering a
country from
another to
take up new
residence.
- Emigrant : A
person who is
leaving a country
to reside in
another.
- Internally Displaced
Person : A person who is
forced to leave his home
region due to
unfavourable conditions
but do not go overseas.
- Reasons why people migrate
- Push Factors
- Food shortage
- War
- Flood
- Houses being
demolished
- Tsunami
- Lack of job opportunities
- Over population
- Natural disasters
- Famines
- Disorder in their homeland
- Pull Factors
- Nicer Climate
- Better Food
- Freedom
- More relaxed Law
- More Job Opportunities
- Trade
- Join their Families
- Free Immigration Policy
- Immigrants came
in large numbers
as British allowed
them to come and
go without any
cost.
- practised this
policy as they
needed to attract
people to come
- Success of SG as a port
- Reasons why they
were attracted to SG
- Free port
- Excellent
Geographical
advantages
- Job and Business Opportunities
- As a settlement
that was newly set
up by the British,
there were all
kinds of work.
- There were trades.
- Problems with aging population
- Shutting down of
maternity wards
- Shortage of labour
- Difficult for
the countries
to maintain
present
standards of living
- Cannot fully
develop their
resources to
achieve higher
economic
growth
- Increase in labour costs
- Make countries
less attractive to
investors looking
for cheap labour
- Aging workforce
is perceived to
be less active
and innovative
than a young
vibrant
workforce.
- Economic strain on
working population
- Working
adults have
to support
more elderly
- Need for more
healthcare
services
- Elderly more
prone to health
problems
- Spend a larger
percentage of the
country budget on
community
services