Migration (AQA A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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What does immigration specifically describe?
What does immigration specifically describe?
People moving into the UK
Where did immigrants primarily come from in the first post-war wave (post-1945)?
Where did immigrants primarily come from in the first post-war wave (post-1945)?
Asia and Africa
What triggered the second major wave of immigration to the UK?
What triggered the second major wave of immigration to the UK?
EU expansion enabling free movement
According to 2015 census data, what percentage of the UK population was White?
According to 2015 census data, what percentage of the UK population was White?
86.0%
What percentage of the UK population comes from ethnic minority backgrounds?
What percentage of the UK population comes from ethnic minority backgrounds?
14%
Which is a push factor encouraging people to leave their home country?
Which is a push factor encouraging people to leave their home country?
War and conflict
Which is a pull factor attracting people to a new country?
Which is a pull factor attracting people to a new country?
Higher standard of living
In 2011, what percentage of births to immigrant mothers occurred in London?
In 2011, what percentage of births to immigrant mothers occurred in London?
40%
In 2011, children of immigrant mothers represented what proportion of all UK babies born?
In 2011, children of immigrant mothers represented what proportion of all UK babies born?
Nearly a quarter
Which country was among those with the highest numbers of foreign-born mothers in the UK?
Which country was among those with the highest numbers of foreign-born mothers in the UK?
Poland
What does globalisation refer to?
What does globalisation refer to?
Interconnectedness of world economies
How has globalisation affected families in the UK?
How has globalisation affected families in the UK?
Made them more geographically mobile