Numbers
At the end of 2016, _______ people had been forcibly displaced from their homes.
A) 65.5 million
B) 65.6 million
C) 66.5 million
D) 56.5 million
B) 65.6 million
What are they called if a person is fleeing a country for better economic opportunities?
A Migrant
Nearly 6 ____ Syrians have fled out of the country.
A) thousand
B) million
C) billion
B) million
Syrians, Kosovars, and Afghans use the ______ route(s) to reach Europe.
A) sea
B) land
C) land
Europe is facing it's worst refugee crisis since which war?
World War 2
There are 40.3 million _______.
A) internally displaced people
B) refugees
C) asylum seekers
A) internally displaced people
What are they called if a person is fleeing a country to get away from persecution?
A Refugee
1 out of __ refugees worldwide are Syrian.
4
There are 3 routes that migrants and refugees use to try to get to Europe. __ are by sea and __ are by land.
2,1
The U.S. pledged to increase the number of refugees it would accept annually from 70,000 to 100,000 in what year?
2017
The country of ____ has 722,400 asylum applicants.
Germany
Migrants are people who leave their country due to a “________” of persecution.
"well founded fear"
The Syrian Civil War has affected it's neighbors. Name 3 out of 5 of the countries that are affected.
Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, and Iraq
More than a third of EU asylum applications are to _____ .
Germany
What is the definition of the term "Internally Displaced Person"?
A refugee who is unable to cross international borders
Which country has the most Internally Displaced People (IDPs) with 7.4 million.
Colombia
What are 3 PUSH factors of why someone might migrate out of country?
Poverty/lack of economic opportunity
Lack of healthcare
An authoritarian government that persecutes based upon race, religion, nationality, member of a social/identity group or political opinion
Home nations impacted by climate change
Lack of educational opportunities
War/conflict zone
7.9 million _____________ are in Syria.
Internally Displaced People (IDPs)
Most migrants and refugees are trying to reach wealthier _____ countries in search for better economic prospects.
A) Northern European
B) Southern European
C) Western European
D) Eastern European
A) Northern European
Which country has been unwelcoming and hostile towards refugees?
Hungary
Turkey is the top host country for refugees with _____ million.
2.9 million refugees
What are 3 PULL factors of why someone might migrate out of a country?
Jobs/economic opportunity
Medical care/ medicine
A democratic government that support human rights. Equality under the law regardless of race, religion, nationality, member of a social/identity group or political opinion.
Nations not impacted by climate change (yet)
Educational opportunities
A nation free from the bombs and carnage
__% of Syrian refugees live in Syria’s neighboring countries.
87%
There is deep disagreement between EU member nations over the proposal of quotas for asylum seekers. What 2 countries were shown in the reading "Searching for Safety"?
Germany and Hungary
Before conflict in Syria began, there was a growing population of how many people?
22 million people