Refugee Pre-Reading

A Remarkable Refugee Story

Pre-Activity

What do you know about Syria?

Multiple Choice

Where is Syria?

• In Asia

• In Europe

• In Africa

• In South America

Open Ended

Why are there so many Syrian refugees in the world?

Civil War

Syria’s uprising, which started in 2011 and turned into a civil war, has created one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time. Half of the country’s pre-conflict population—an estimated 12 million people—have been forced to flee their homes.

Multiple Choice

How many Syrians are displaced from their homes?

• 3 in 10 Syrians

• 5 in 10 Syrians

• 6 in 10 Syrians

• 10 in 10 Syrians

6 in 10 Syrians

About 6 in 10 Syrians are displaced from their homes, a number unprecedented in recent history for a single country.

Other important facts

• Syrians continue to make up the world’s largest refugee population.

• About half of all people Syrian refugees are children.

• Turkey shelters the largest number of Syrian refugees, currently hosting 3.6 million.