Refugees

A refugee is

• A person who leaves their country, state or region because they fear for their personal safety.

• A member of a band

• Someone who moves from one part of their country to another.

Why do people leave their countries and become refugees?

• war

• natural disaster

• climate change

• persecution or oppression

When did the United Nations meet to start establishing rules for how countries help refugees?

• Right after World War II, 1951

• During the Covid Pandemic

• Several generations ago

During 2020, most refugees were leaving the following countries due to war and oppression

• Syria

• Canada

• Afghanistan

• Venezuela

What is the definition of an "Internally Displaced Person"?

• A person who is kicked out of a country

• A person who has to flee an area of their country, but stays within the borders of his/her/them country.

• A refugee who moves to a different continent.

A country can decide whether to take in refugees or not take them in.

• True

• False

Migration and the numbers of refugees has _______________ over the years

While some people feel refugees and migrants are a burden on the country that takes them in, others see such benefits as

• filling important jobs others don't want to do

• bringing fresh new ideas to their new country

• work for free

An Asylum Seeker is a

• a person who is asking the country they are coming to see them as a refugee seeking safety and asylum from their home country.

• a person coming to a new country to look for a job

• a person in a video game