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Separate Net Migration from Total Movement - Practice 1

Net migration is arrivals minus departures over the same boundary and period.

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Net migration is arrivals minus departures over the same boundary and period. Total movement is arrivals plus departures. A net value alone does not reveal reasons for moving or identify individuals. All records here are fictional.

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80 arrivals and 60 departures give net migration +20, but 140 moves were recorded.

80 arrivals and 60 departures give net migration +20, but 140 moves were recorded.
80 arrivals and 60 departures give net migration +20, but 140 moves were recorded.
Question 1 Fictional district Alder records 80 arrivals and 100 departures in a year. What is net migration?
Question 2 Fictional district Birch records 90 arrivals and 105 departures in a year. What is net migration?
Question 3 Fictional district Cedar records 100 arrivals and 110 departures in a year. What is net migration?
Question 4 Fictional district Dune records 110 arrivals and 115 departures in a year. What is net migration?
Question 5 Fictional district Elm records 120 arrivals and 120 departures in a year. What is net migration?