Vocabulary
What is a migrant?
Someone who moves from a location to a new place.
What is a push factor?
A factor that pushes someone to leave a country.
Approximately how many people live on earth?
7.7 billion
What is a refugee camp?
A camp in which refugees must wait until they can be relocated.
What was a major factor in the migrations of the Irish to America?
The potato famine.
What is return migration?
Provide 3 examples of pull factors.
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Is world population increasing decreasing or staying the same?
Increasing.
Why might it be difficult for children to receive an education in refugee camps?
Lack of funding
What was a major factor of Vietnamese refugees to America.
The Vietnam war.
What is a refugee?
A person who is forced to move based on persecution or war.
If Scott moves to a new city because the minimum wage is higher this is an example of what type of factor?
Economic Factor
Are women having more, fewer, or the same amount of children?
Fewer.
What is an organization working to help refugees?
UNHCR
UNICEF
doctors without borders
concern worldwide
CARE
What factor contributes to the migration of Mexicans.
Economic opportunity.
What is voluntary migration?
When an individual chooses to move someplace else based on things like better economic opportunity.
If Rebecca moves away from Northern California due to the threat of fire this is an example of what kind of factor?
Environmental factor.
What is the worlds most populated country?
China
Why might some refugee families want to marry off their girls at young ages?
Provides safety and security for the girls.
In what ways can culture be transferred during migration?
Food, holidays, language
False
People leaving a country due to a war is what type of factor?
Political Factor.
What countries have the most immigrants to the U.S.?
Name 3 of the top 5.
Mexico
Philippines
China
India
Vietnam
What is an asylum seeker?
An individual who is seeking safety in another country, and is applying to be recognized as a refugee to receive legal protection.
What is a potential negative effect of immigration?
Overpopulation
strain on resources