Migration：练习题

Which of the following is an example of an environmental push factor for internal migration?

How does rural-to-urban migration typically impact the age and sex structure of the source area in a Low Income Country (LIC)?

Consider the settlement hierarchy. If a migrant moves from a remote farm to a village, then to a regional town, and finally to a capital city, which specific pattern of internal migration does this represent, and what is its primary driver?

Which of the following best defines chain migration?

An analyst is studying a rural source area in a Low Income Country (LIC) that has experienced heavy out-migration of young adult males. What is the most likely immediate impact on the population structure of this area?

State one environmental push factor that might lead to forced (involuntary) migration from a rural source area.

Explain how remittances sent by international migrants can impact the economic development of their source areas.

A country has a population where the percentage of individuals aged 0\( - \)14 is 42% and those aged 65+ is 3%. Calculate the total dependency ratio and explain one economic implication for the management of this population.

(a) State the minimum duration of a population movement required for it to be classified as migration according to the 9696 Geography syllabus. (1)
(b) Briefly explain how cost and national borders act as constraints or barriers to the process of migration. (2)

(a) Compare the economic impacts of international migration on a source area versus a receiving area. (2)
(b) Explain how the presence of intervening obstacles can result in a pattern of stepped migration rather than a direct movement to a distant city. (2)