Section A Answer one question from this section. (a) Study Fig. 1.1, which shows information about international and internal migration in Bolivia (an LEDC) in South America. CHILE PERU To USA 150000 La Paz Cochabamba From Andean regions to Santa Cruz seeking jobs, education and health care. ARGENTINA To Argentina 150 000 To Spain 250 000 BOLIVIA PARAGUAY Santa Cruz From Paraguay To other countries From Europe 150000 BRAZIL From Brazil To Santa Cruz region seeking farmland & business opportunities [Figure 1.1]
- (a)(i)Explain the difference between international and internal migration.[1]
- (a)(ii)Name from Fig. 1.1: an example of international migration to an example of internal migration. to[2]
- (a)(iii)Identify from Fig. 1.1 three different reasons why there are large amounts of migration to Santa Cruz. 1 2 3[3]
- (a)(iv)Describe the problems which may be faced by migrants when they arrive in Santa Cruz.[4]
- (b)Study Fig. 1.2, which shows information about Arlington County, an area in the USA. Arlington County is home to the USA's largest Bolivian community. In Arlington there are apartment buildings filled with people who have migrated from towns in the Cochabamba Valley in Bolivia, hence the nickname 'Arlibamba'. There are many Bolivian restaurants and food shops, such as Pike Pizza, a converted pizza restaurant that now sells traditional Bolivian food. This is one of many meeting places for the Bolivian community. They are also places to watch the Bolivian national soccer team play games on TV. Bolivians have formed several football leagues in the Arlington region. Over 2000 players and fans come out each Sunday to participate. Many of the teams are named after towns in Bolivia like Real Santa Cruz. An aim of one of the Arlington football leagues is to improve life in the small villages in the Esteban Arce province of Bolivia. Most people there live off basic agriculture and remittances from abroad. Teams send their winnings back home to fund schools, infrastructure and churches. It has been estimated that villages in Bolivia received over US $20000 a year from donations from the league. [Figure 1.2]
- (b)(i)Identify three different types of amenity in Arlington County which have been established for Bolivian migrants. 1 2 3[3]
- (b)(ii)Explain how migration to the USA is likely to have affected small villages in Bolivia and the people who still live there.[5]
- (c)For an example of a country you have studied, explain why natural population growth rates are high. Name of country[7]
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- [1] International migration involves (movement) between countries but internal migration occurs within a country/area to area.
- [2] International migration: Bolivia to USA/Spain/Argentina; Europe/Brazil/Paraguay to Bolivia/Santa Cruz. Internal migration: Andes/Andean regions/La Paz/Cochabamba to Santa Cruz.
- [3] Ideas such as: Work/jobs/business opportunities; Health care/medical services/hospitals/clinics; Education facilities/schools; Farmland.
- [4] Difficulties such as: Finding somewhere to live/poor quality housing/shanty towns or examples of problems within them e.g. poor sanitation; Language problems; Jobs are hard to obtain/low paid; Racial/religious discrimination/hostility/taking jobs; Hard to adapt to/different culture/religion; Away from family/friends/don't know people; Threat of deportation/difficult to get legal documents, etc. High cost of living/can't afford food/schooling/healthcare/water;
- [3] Amenities such as: Restaurants; Food shops; Meeting places/places to watch TV; Football leagues/teams/pitches.
- [5] Ideas such as: Remittances sent back; Benefit from winnings/donations from football leagues in USA; For investment in schools/infrastructure/churches; Less pressure on employment; Less pressure on healthcare; Less pressure on food supply; Less pressure on water supply; Less pressure on education; Empty houses; Schools close; Shops close/less customers in shops; New skills brought back; Gender imbalance/less partners; Imbalance in age structure/mainly old and young are left/higher dependent population; Family breakdowns; Brain drain/loss of skills/less workforce or examples; Impact on culture-positive or negative; Village or country economy develops, etc.
- [7] Comprehensive and accurate statements which explain why natural population growth rates are high, including some place specific reference. (High birth rates due to ...): Lack/use of contraceptives (availability/cost/education); Religious influences; Cultural influences; Infant mortality; Children sent out to work (on land/in homes/on streets etc); Lack of pensions, etc. (Declining death rates due to ...): Better health care; Improvements in sanitation; Improvements in water supply; More food supply, etc. Place specific reference is likely to consist of: Named parts of the chosen country; Population data; Statistics, etc.
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