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1 EDC Case Study Key Facts Quiz What is your EDC case study? Brazil Where is Brazil on the HDI? Name three countries Brazil is connected to through migration. Portugal (colonial links), USA (economic migration), Haiti (humanitarian migration) What are their positions on the HDI? Portugal: USA: Haiti: What was Brazil s net migration loss in and ? Half a million. What was Brazils net migration loss ,000 What are the top 2 countries with immigrants in Brazil? Portugal (140,000) and Japan (50,000) What are the top 3 destinations for emigrating Brazilians? USA and Japan (370,000 each), Portugal (140,000 note the same moving each way) Number on Haitian immigrants in 2010? 1681 Number of Haitian immigrants in Town affected by Haitian illegal immigration: Get this from your notes I didn t have it written down! How much money comes into Brazil through migrant remittances in 2014? US$2.4billion

2 AC Case Study Key Facts Quiz What is your AC case study? USA How many migrants in USA in 2013? 41.3million/13% of the total population Top 3 nationalities and %? Mexico (28%), India and China (5% each) How many US citizens were living abroad in 2013? 2.98 million. Top 2 destinations? Mexico, Canada. How many immigrants are allowed each year in migration policy? 675, limit of refugees? 70,000 How many random immigrant visas are available each year to people from countries that have low numbers already in the USA? 50,000 In 2013, how many Mexicans lived in the USA? 11.5million In 2013 how many Americans lived in Mexico? 1million What % of Mexico s GDP comes from migrant remittances in 2013? 2% How much is this? US$22billion Reciprocal merchandise trade amounted to how much er day? US$1.4billion Which ecological areas are joint managed by Mexico and USA? Colorado River Basin and Sonoran Desert. New trend in immigration: in 2013, more people entered from which countries than from Mexico? India and China. What is the main employement sectors for Mexicans in USA? Services (31%) and construction and manufacturing (25%) What are the main employment sectors for Chinese and Indian migrants? 51% Chinese and 73% Indians employed in business and science. How many illegal immigrants live in the USA? 11.5million How many of these are Mexican? 6million Where is USA on HDI? Where is Mexico on the HDI? 0.762

3 LIDC Case Study Key Facts Quiz What is your LIDC case study? Laos What % of the population are employed in agriculture? 73% There is a net migration loss. How many migrants left per 1,000 people in 2014? 1.1 How many Laos born emigrants lived abroad in 2013? 1.29million Mainly in which country? Thailand How many foreign born immigrants were there in Laos in 2013? 20,000 Mainly from where? Vietnam. What is the daily minimum wage in Thailand and Laos? Thailand = 300 baht Laos = 80baht What is the name of the river that separates Laos and Thailand? Mekong In 2013, how many of the population were under 15? 36% Name a UN agency helping Laos deal with human trafficking: ILO (International Labour Organisation Name an NGO helping Laos to deal with human trafficking World Vision What is the plan called addressing human trafficking led by the government? The National Plan of Action for Human Trafficking What are the three strands to the plan? Prevention, Protection, Prosecution How many investment projects are there in Laos which Vietnam is involved in? 400 What is the largest sector of manufacturing employment in Laos? Clothes making Where are most of the factories? In the Capital, Vientiane

4 Other Useful Migration Facts Quiz: What % of the worlds population lived outside their country of origin in 2015? 3.3% When did the number of refugee migrants from Syria to Europe drastically increase? 2015 Within the EU, How many people in 2012 migrated to another country? 1.7million How many moved out of the EU? 2.7million In 2013 which EU country was the largest recipient of EU migrants? Germany (345,000) What was the agreement in the EU that allows freedom of movement? The Schengen Agreement. How many countries joined the EU since 2000? 13 Acs such as Europe receive what % of their GDP from migrant remittances? Less than 0.1%) LIDCs such as Haiti receive how much of their GDP from migrant remittances? 20% Name a border where there is conflict France UK at Calais the Jungle with 3000 migrants in 2016 Name a location where migrant face hman rights violations Laos Thai border/ Myanmar/Thai border Example of a traditional longstanding bilateral migration corridor? USA-Mexico Example of new bilateral migration corridor: China/Brazil/India to USA Or India/Bangladesh/Pakistan to oil producing Gulf States an Saudi Arabia In 2013, what % of all migrants in developed countries were female? 52% What about in developing countries? 46% Which country has the highest female migrant stock? Latvia 60% Which country had the lowest? Bangladesh (13%) What proportion of migrant remittances are between s-s countries? Two thirds Give an example of a large s-s migration corridor Bangladesh India Number of worldwide refugees in 2012? 15.7million Number of worldwide refugees in 2014: 19.5million In 2015 Which country took over from which country as the biggest source of refugees? Syria took over from Afganistan Who was the largest recipient of refugees in 2015?

5 Turkey Name a country that promotes hgh skilled immigration in its migration policy Canada Name a country that promotes emigration in its migration policy. Pakistan How many Pakistanis worked abroad in 2013? 7million. 96% of them went where? Oil producing countries in the gulf In 2013 how much were migrant remittances to Pakistan? $33.5billion What % of migrants are female? 12%

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