8B.1-8B.2 Globalisation and the causes of migration Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Geography, Unit 11

The 20 questions

1. What two types of migration have increased due to global changes in labour demand?

   • Internal and international
   • Seasonal and circular
   • Local and regional
   • Urban to rural

2. Approximately what share of the global population does 8B.1b say lives outside its country of birth?

   • 30-40%
   • 12-15%
   • 0.3-0.4%
   • 3-4%

3. Which factor causes the proportion of international migrants to vary greatly between countries?

   • Migration policies
   • Total population size
   • Average climate conditions
   • Physical land area

4. Which three main groups make up changing international migration flows?

   • Economic, refugee, asylum
   • Elite, seasonal, return
   • Tourist, student, pensioner
   • Internal, rural, urban

5. What is the primary reason for most international human migration?

   • Escaping natural disasters
   • Retirement
   • Higher education
   • Work and family

6. Besides work and family, what major factor drives refugee migration?

   • University admissions
   • Tourism promotion
   • Conflict and poverty
   • Strict tax laws

7. Economic theory suggests maximum efficiency requires free movement of goods, capital, and what?

   • Labour
   • Currencies
   • Land
   • Information

8. Which movement exemplifies unrestricted labour mobility within a single nation state?

   • UK regional movement
   • Schengen area movement
   • EU trans-border commuting
   • Global elite migration

9. To what extent does the free movement of labour apply globally?

   • In all continents
   • Fully established
   • It does not
   • Mandated by UN

10. Calculation: a country has 80 million people, and 3.5% of the world population lives outside its birth country. If the world population is 8 billion, how many people is that?

    • 2.8 million
    • 28 million
    • 280 million
    • 2.8 billion

11. Which factor of production faces the greatest restrictions to international movement today?

    • Capital
    • Services
    • Labour
    • Goods

12. What cause of migration occurs when individuals move to join settled relatives?

    • Elite migration
    • Forced relocation
    • Family reunification
    • Economic displacement

13. Which three types of events interact to change global migration patterns?

    • Environmental, economic, political
    • Cultural, historical, demographic
    • Technological, linguistic, religious
    • Geographical, geological, social

14. What major political issue conflicts with economic arguments for open borders?

    • National sovereignty
    • Lower GDP growth
    • Declining inflation
    • Reduced shipping costs

15. Compared to economic migration, what is the scale of refugee displacement globally?

    • The primary flow
    • Equal in volume
    • Smaller secondary flow
    • An insignificant minority

16. Roughly what percentage of the global population lives outside their country of birth?

    • 3 to 4 percent
    • 30 to 35 percent
    • 10 to 12 percent
    • 20 to 25 percent

17. Why do governments restrict free labour movement despite potential economic efficiency gains?

    • Sovereignty concerns
    • Reduced total trade
    • Decreased global population
    • Lack of transport

18. What global process primarily alters labour demand and drives modern international migration?

    • Isolationism
    • Globalisation
    • Protectionism
    • Autarky

19. A country has 20 million residents, of whom 4 million were born abroad. What percentage of its residents were born outside the country?

    • 25%
    • 4%
    • 20%
    • 16%

20. How has globalisation affected the scale of international and internal human migration?

    • Increased internal only
    • Decreased both
    • Increased international only
    • Increased both

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