Vocab
What is a migrant?
A migrant is someone who leaves their country for a better life.
What does IDP stand for?
Internally Displaced Person
What type of war has Syria been facing?
A) Civil War
B) Cold War
C) Religious War
A) Civil War
What type of war has Syria been facing?
A) Civil War
B) Cold War
C) Religious War
A) Civil War
Fill in the blanks. Europe has been facing the worst refugee crisis since ________
A) World War II
B) The Russian Invasion of Ukraine
C) The Gulf War
A) World War II
Why would REFUGEES leave their country? (Give one reason)
- They have a fear of persecution revolving around their race, religion, nationality, member of a social group or political opinion
- They are escaping a war zones
Out of all the people in the world, ____ of them are refugees
A) 1/180
B) 1/113
C) 1/97
B) 1/113
What has the United States pledged to do with refugees?
A) They pledged to give them visas
B) They pledged to accept less of them
C) They pledged to accept more of them
C) They pledged to accept more of them
Fill in the blank with each option. Nearly _______ Syrians have fled the country during the war while having over _______ casualties and ______ people injured
Options:
400,000
6 million
1 million
6 million
400,000
1 million
What type of person would leave their country because of war?
A) Refugee
B) Migrant
C) All of the above
C) All of the above
hopefully
What is it called when someone has reached the legal status of a refugee?
Asylum Seeker/Asylum
What country has the SECOND most IDPs (Internally Displaced Person)
A) Syria
B) Colombia
C) Iraq
D) Sudan
A) Syria
What was the population of Syria before the civil war?
A) 15 million
B) 26 million
C) 22 million
C) 22 million
Around how many Syrians are NOT displaced?
A) 12 million
B) 17 million
C) 10 million
C) 10 million
Define a democratic government
A democratic government supports human rights and equality no matter your race, religion, nationality, member of a social/identity group or political opinion.
Fill in the blank: An authoritarian government is a ____ factor and would cause people to migrate while a democratic government is a ____ factor and would cause people to stay.
A) Pull/Push
B) Push/Push
C) Push/Pull
D) Pull/Pull
C) Push/Pull
Which of these countries are hostile to refugees?
A) Hungary
B) Sweden
C) United States
A) Hungary
What groups have caused Syria to reduce to rubble?
Bashar Al-Assad's government and ISIS
Name two countries that border Syria.
Iraq, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel.
How many people at the end of 2016 were forcibly displaced from their homes?
A) 58.6 million
B) 67.2 million
C) 65.6 million
C) 65.6 million
Name three reasons someone would migrate.
- Poverty/Little to none economic opportunity
- Healthcare deficiency
- A corrupt authoritarian government who persecutes by a person's religion, nationality, race, or political opinion.
- Climate change
- Lack of education
- War/conflict zone
Put these countries in order from the largest hosts of refugees to least.
Turkey
Pakistan
Lebanon
Uganda
Turkey
Pakistan
Lebanon
Uganda
Fill in the blank: Under the 1951 United Nations _______, member States cant expel or return a refugee to the "territories where his life or freedom would be threatened on account of his race, religion and etc.
A) Refugee Convention
B) Refugee Agency
C) Refugee Act
A) Refugee Convention
How many IDPs does Syria have?
A) 5.1 million
B) 6.3 million
C) 3.9 million
B) 6.3 million
What is the name of the leader who started the Syrian Civil War?
Bashar al-Assad