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100
Name a country currently experiencing a refugee crisis.
According to https://concernusa.org/news/largest-refugee-crises/ :
1. Syria
2. Ukraine
3. Afghanistan
4. Sudan
5. South Sudan
100
Define refugee.
Someone who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war and persecution. They are unable to return home until conditions are safe for them again.
100
4 out of 5 of the world’s refugees live in [industrialized or developing] countries.
Developing!
100
True or False: the right to seek asylum is not recognized as a universal human right.
FALSE!! Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.”
100
True or False: You can see the Washington Monument from the top of Maryland Stadium.
TRUE! Though I have not tested it for myself...
200
True or False: Most refugees live in neighboring countries.
TRUE!
200
Define "asylum seeker."
An asylum seeker is a person in the process of claiming protection in another country.
200
Close to what percentage of all refugee children remain out of school?
50% :(
200
Do people have to claim asylum in the first country they reach?
No, they do not. The 1951 Refugee Convention, which is the basis of asylum laws around the world, does not require that a person must claim asylum in the first safe country they reach.
200
Which famous puppeteer created the Muppets and is also a former Terp?
Jim Henson!
300
Which country hosts the most refugees?
Turkey
300
For what type of reason do migrants typically move around from place to place within or outside of a country?
Economic reasons such as seasonal work.
300
True or False: despite obstacles to pursuing higher education, refugees who partake in national examinations tend to have high pass rates at all levels — at times exceeding the national average.
TRUE!! Yay :D
300
After which global conflict was the 1951 Refugee Convention held to grant global refugee protections?
World War II when many people fled persecution and conflict in Europe.
300
What is the oldest continuously used academic building on campus?
Morrill Hall!
400
What percentage of all refugees in the world were displaced from Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine by the end of 2022?
52%
400
Define "internally displaced person" (IDP).
Internally displaced people (IDPs) have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict, violence, persecution or disaster. However, IDPs remain in their home country and do not cross international borders to seek safety.
Some of the most vulnerable people in the world!
400
There are more than ? million forcibly displaced people for the first time ever.
100
400
The average asylum case takes more than [X] years to settle in U.S. immigration court.
4.2 years!
400
Which famous monarch attended her first American football game at UMD?
Queen Elizabeth II of England!
500
How many countries around the world have signed The Refugee Convention, agreeing to protect refugees?
149.
500
What is the key difference between a refugee and an immigrant?
They are free to return home whenever they choose.
500
What continent remains among the regions with the highest number of displaced people globally, hosting 13.2 million refugees.
Europe!
500
The definition of a refugee became part of U.S. law when Congress unanimously passed the Refugee Act of what year?
1980!
500
In what year were Maryland fans named one of the worst fan bases in the U.S., due to repeated riots after basketball games?
2011!