How has migration affected society?
I can explain the impact migration has had on society.
How has migration affected society?
I can explain the impact migration has had on society.
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Key learning points
- Migration to the UK is shaped by internal and international factors and measured in four key ways.
- The Home Office manages migration to the UK through a points-based system, visas and border checks.
- Border Force checks entry, while other agencies enforce rules on stay duration, activities and residency.
- Migration to the UK brings both benefits and challenges, with government agencies working to balance these impacts.
Keywords
Migration - the movement of people from one place to another, for example, moving from one country to another
Immigration - the process of people moving from one country to another to live and work
Emigration - leaving or exiting a country in order to live and settle abroad
Diversity / diverse - a group with different backgrounds, experiences & perspectives; this can be differences in nationality, ethnicity, culture, religion, language, ability, identity, interests & skills and perspectives
Common misconception
Migration to the UK is only about people coming from other countries to live here.
Migration includes both people coming to the UK (immigration) and those leaving (emigration). It’s shaped by global and local factors and impacts communities, industries and the economy in various ways.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
the movement of people from one place to another
a person who moves from one country to another
a positive reason for moving to a new area
the qualities of a person/group that make them different from others
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
a range of different people, cultures or ideas in a place
when someone leaves their country to live elsewhere
when someone enters and settles in a new country
the movement of people from one place to another