L6 Migration compulsory case studies homework

Answer the following questions in as much detail as possible for Wednesday 18th March:

1.  CASE STUDY 1 : The post-accession labour flow from Eastern Europe to the UK

Using pg 106-109 Pearson, Geofile ”Migration: Poland to UK” and the powerpoint from class:

a)When did the migration of Eastern Europeans begin and how many people came?

b)List the Accession 8 countries.

c)What were the push factors that encouraged them to leave Poland and the other 7 Eastern European countries

d)What were the pull factors that encouraged them to move to the UK?

e)What types of Eastern Europeans came to the UK?

f)Which specific areas of the UK did they go to and why?

g)What were the positive effects of the migration on the source countries of Eastern Europe like Poland?

h)What were the negative effects of the migration on the source countries of Eastern Europe like Poland?

i)What were the positive effects of the migration on the host country – the UK?

j)What were the negative effects of the migration on the host country – the UK?

2. CASE STUDY 2 : A retirement flow to a Mediterranean location – Spain

Using Pg 110-112 Pearson, Geofile ‘Sunset migration retiring to Spain’ and the Powerpoint from class:

a)What is sunset migration?

b)Comment on the numbers and types of British people retiring in the Mediterranean countries like Spain.

c)What were the push factors that encouraged them to leave UK?

d)What were the pull factors that encouraged them to move to the Mediterranean?

e)Which specific areas of Spain did they go to and why?

f)What were the positive effects of the migration on the UK (source country)?

g)What were the negative effects of the migration on the UK(source country)?

h)What were the positive effects of the migration on the host country – Spain?

i)What were the negative effects of the migration on the host country – Spain?