What is migration?

In this lesson, we will be learning about what migration is and how migration has affected the UK's population. We will also be learning about where migrants go to and from.

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Q1.What is migration?

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Q2.What is national migration?

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Q3.When the migrant intends on returning to their source country. What is this describing?

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Q4.When the migrant makes a choice to leave their source country. What is this describing?

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Q5.What is an emigrant?

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Q6.There were around 272 million international migrants in the world in 2019. What percentage of the global population is this?

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Q7.Globally, do the great majority of people migrate across borders or migrate within countries?

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Q8.Which of these regions in the UK have a higher number of migrants?

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Q9.In 2019, which geographic regions hosted the most number of migrants?

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Q2.What is national migration?

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Q3.When the migrant intends on returning to their source country. What is this describing?

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Q4.When the migrant makes a choice to leave their source country. What is this describing?

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Q5.What is an emigrant?

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Q6.There were around 272 million international migrants in the world in 2019. What percentage of the global population is this?

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Q7.Globally, do the great majority of people migrate across borders or migrate within countries?

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Q8.Which of these regions in the UK have a higher number of migrants?

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Q9.In 2019, which geographic regions hosted the most number of migrants?

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