Work for Mr Page Friday 5 th February 2016 Period 1 1.Complete all the tasks in the yellow boxes, and the yellow boxes with green edges 2.Use the graph paper to complete the graph 3.Write in full sentences where you need to

Iceland - Unsustainable Rural Communities Objective: to understand why the migration of people from rural areas of Iceland to the urban areas of Reykjavik is causing serious concern, Key Words: unsustainable, out-migration, key workers, schools, clinics, suicide, alcoholism Isafjordur in the West Fjords region. List all the people who you think are most likely to leave rural Iceland to move to the cities..…… Key workers and professionals such as teachers, doctors and lawyers are more likely to leave for better job opportunities. Young adults in general (more women than men) also leave to look for better job opportunities.

The negative multiplier effect Too few rural jobs and opportunities Rural to urban migration is greater than migration into the rural area. Declining rural population Reduced demand for schools, shops, and other services Collapse of rural services Further rural depopulation Objective: to understand why the migration of people from rural areas of Iceland to the urban areas of Reykjavik is causing serious concern. 1.Create your own version of this negative multiplier 2.Now explain what the negative multiplier is and why this happens

THINKING TASK Why might more women migrate to Reykjavik than men? Men may feel that they need to stay behind to continue with the work on rural farms. Why might the men be experiencing high rates of alcoholism and suicide? They become isolated, having to work in very small communities with very little contact with the outside world, and this can lead to depression. Objective: to understand why the migration of people from rural areas of Iceland to the urban areas of Reykjavik is causing serious concern.

Are Iceland's rural communities sustainable? Use your negative multiplier to explain what the main cause of rural depopulation is – The main cause of rural depopulation is…. Use the information to the right to complete a line graph showing this information Describe the overall trend the graph shows Give one thing you would do to reduce the impacts of depopulation….how could you make the people left feel less lonely and isolated? Use your negative multiplier to explain what the main cause of rural depopulation is – The main cause of rural depopulation is…. Use the information in to the left to complete a line graph showing this information Give two things you would do to reduce the impacts of depopulation

Who moves…who stays? Does the population pyramid show there are more men in the West Fjords than women? – The population pyramids shows…. Why do more women than men move out of the rural areas? Does the population pyramid to the left confirm that more women than men are leaving rural areas? Which age groups show any differences…and why would these age groups be different? Are there more men in the and year age group in the West Fjords, compared to women?

Check point I can describe what is happening to the rural population in Iceland …………The rural population in Iceland is…..