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Separate Net Migration from Total Movement - Practice 2

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 Fern records 130 arrivals and 125 departures in a year. What is net migration?
Question 2 Fictional district Glen records 140 arrivals and 130 departures in a year. What is net migration?
Question 3 Fictional district Hill records 150 arrivals and 135 departures in a year. What is net migration?
Question 4 Fictional district Iris records 160 arrivals and 140 departures in a year. What is net migration?
Question 5 Fictional district Juniper records 170 arrivals and 145 departures in a year. What is net migration?