recap 12

recap 12

1. migration affects population change in terms of age and gender, alot of migrants coming to the uk are young and econmically active. but they are also mostly males due to that being the way of life in their households and beliefs

   • the migration between 1945 and 2008 covers a wide range of different events that affected the already fluctuating migration numbers, 1945 saw the arrival of the windrush generation to help rebuild post-war britain
     • 1971 was the peak of commonwealth immigration iover 3 million UK residents werent born in the UK. majority of these 3 million people had come from the commonwealth countries. it was in 1971 that control on how many people could enter the country was intrduced
       • the 1990s was the rebirth of labour shortages and as a result of this the restrictions in place on migration were lifted to allow for more migrants to enter. this coincided with the collapse of communism and so many european migrants were hungry for work
         • 2004 was the formation of the A8 countries, many of these were former communist countries and so the residents took advantage of being part of the EU and made the journey to work in the UK

2. people moving out of a country will be seeking different oppurtunities to those coming in, therefore the population will change in overall structure

3. these gains and losses can have a detremental effect on certain areas of a locations livelyhood.

4. during the 20th century in post was britain there was a large influx of migration from the caribbean countries- this was known as the "windrush" generation

5. the north south drift severly impacted the lives of workers in northern island as they found themselves pushed into getting jobs in the service sector of the south

   • the drift continued due to the perception that the south cradled a better quality of life
     • the main suppliers of the immigrants are still commonwealth countries
       • poland is by far the largest of the eurpoean contributers
   • suburbanisation also increased as people were willing to lengthen their journeys to and from work

6. internal migrants tend to be young, relatively skilled and motivated

7. the biggest losers in terms of internal migration are the north east

   • all regions have grown in population since 2004, the east and south have grown by 0.9% each year and London has grown by 1.8%
     • it is optimistic that the north-south drift will be reversed by people moving to smaller settlements
       • however the movement out of london is confined to the south east