Starter quiz
- Which of the following is not a main factor in increasing life expectancy?
- Improved healthcare
- Better nutrition
- Increased use of cars ✓
- Vaccination programs
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- What effect does an ageing population have on pension systems?
- Decreased demand for pensions
- Increased demand for pensions ✓
- Decreased retirement age
- Increased workforce participation
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- What is a pension?
- A government fund for young families
- A regular payment made during retirement ✓
- A payment for healthcare services
- A tax on working individuals
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- How does improved nutrition contribute to increased life expectancy?
- It decreases healthcare costs
- It makes people drive less
- It strengthens the immune system ✓
- It lowers birth rates
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- What age is typically considered to mark an ageing population?
- 30 years and older
- 45 years and older
- 65 years and older ✓
- 75 years and older
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- Which of the following is a challenge faced by countries with ageing populations?
- Increased workforce
- Decreased demand for housing
- Higher healthcare costs ✓
- Increased birth rates
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Exit quiz
- What is an economic migrant?
- Someone who moves for better job opportunities ✓
- Someone who moves to escape war
- Someone who moves temporarily for vacation
- Someone who seeks asylum
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- Which of the following best describes a refugee?
- Someone who moves for a better job
- Someone who leaves their country for safety from war ✓
- Someone who travels for a short period
- Someone who seeks education abroad
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- What are push factors in migration?
- Reasons that attract people to a new place
- Reasons that encourage people to stay in one place
- Reasons that force people to leave a place ✓
- Reasons related to local climate changes
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- Which of these is a pull factor?
- Job opportunities in a new city ✓
- Rising conflict in an area
- Poor healthcare in a region
- Food shortages
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Key learning points
- Migration is the movement of people from one location to another, this can be permanent or temporary.
- Push factors are the reasons why someone wants to leave a place such as war, famine, lack of jobs and hazards.
- Pull factors are the reasons for someone moving to a place such as improved job prospects, education and safety.
- There are different categories of migrants such as economic migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
Common misconception
All migrants are refugees
Not all migrants are refugees; some move for economic or educational reasons. Explain the differences between refugees and other migrants.
Keywords
Migration - moving from one place to another with the intention of staying there
Push factor - a reason prompting people to leave the place they live, such as lack of jobs, hazards, conflict
Pull factor - a reason attracting people to a new place, such as more jobs, better living conditions, better services
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