Year 4
What is economic migration?
In this lesson, we will be learning about economic migrants and we will be looking at the case study of Polish economic migrants coming to the United Kingdom to find work. Near the end of the lesson, we will be looking at push and pull factors for economic migrants.
Year 4
What is economic migration?
In this lesson, we will be learning about economic migrants and we will be looking at the case study of Polish economic migrants coming to the United Kingdom to find work. Near the end of the lesson, we will be looking at push and pull factors for economic migrants.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Articulate economic reasons for migration
- Explore how migration from Europe to the UK has mainly been for economic reasons
- Examine the impact of this type of migration
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8 Questions
Q1.
What is a migrant?
A person who has been forced to leave their home due to war or persecution.
The movement of people from one place to another place.
Q2.
What is a source country?
Where a migrant moves to .
Q3.
Families are broken up. Is this an advantage or disadvantage for the source country?
advantage
Q4.
Migrants may return with new skills learnt in host country. Is this an advantage for the host or source country?
host
Q5.
A richer and more diverse culture. Is this an advantage for the host or source country?
source
Q6.
Overcrowding. Is this an advantage or disadvantage for the host country?
advantage
Q7.
Which city in the UK might some people argue is overcrowded as the population is over 8 million?
Leeds
Newcastle
Sheffield
Q8.
Which public service in the UK benefits from employing people who are not from the UK?
the HNS
the SHN
the SNH
7 Questions
Q1.
What is an economic migrant?
A person who has been forced to leave their home due to war or persecution.
Someone who moves from one place to another place.
The movement of people from one place to another place.
Q2.
What event led to more Polish economic migrants coming to the United Kingdom (UK)?
Poland joined the Economic Migrants Union
Poland joined the Workers Union
Q3.
What seasonal job might economic migrants have done when they came to the UK?
Working in a hospital
Working in a retail shop
Working in a school
Q4.
In what year did Poland join the European Union?
2002
2003
2005
2014
Q5.
'Not enough jobs in the chosen industry.' Is this an example of a push or pull factor?
Pull
Q6.
'High unemployment rates for young people.' Is this an example of a push or pull factor?
Pull
Q7.
'Better living conditions.' Is this an example of a push or pull factor?
Push