Migration: Causes and Consequences
Investigate why people move from one place to another, exploring the push and pull factors for migration and the impacts this has on people and places.
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Investigate why people move from one place to another, exploring the push and pull factors for migration and the impacts this has on people and places.
Key Questions
- Explain the difference between a push factor and a pull factor using specific examples.
- Analyse the positive and negative impacts of international migration on a host country.
- Evaluate the challenges faced by refugees compared to those faced by economic migrants.
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