International Development 2 (Escaping from Poverty)

International Development (Part 2)

Open Ended

Write one thing that can improve development in a country?

Open Ended

Write one thing that can stunt/stop development in a country?

If you lived in poverty, with little hope, would you try to escape to seek a better life?

Many millions of people do.

Escaping from Poverty

Open Ended

What is something that would cause you to flee your country?

Most refugees in the world are a result of war or violent conflict in their country.

Natural disasters also account for some groups of refugees in the world.

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​Cause of Refugees

Open Ended

If you had to flee your country, which country would you try to get to?

someone who leaves their home in search of better living standards

migrant

someone who leaves their home due to the threat of death or violence

refugee

someone who leaves their home in search of job opportunities

​​economic migrant

No one wants to leave their home, but sometimes it's the only option.

An immigrant is more specific, referring to someone who has permanently settled in a new country.

Immigrant

A migrant is a broad term for someone who moves from one place to another, often temporarily, for various reasons.

Migrant

Migrant vs. Immigrant?

Match

Match the terms to their meanings.

• someone who has permanently settled in a new country.

• someone who leaves their home in search of job opportunities

• someone who leaves their home due to the threat of death or violence

immigrant

economic migrant

refugee

• immigrant

• economic migrant

• refugee

About 70% of all refugees come from 5 countries.

Abut 37% are hosted in these 5 countries:
​Iran, Türkiye, Colombia, Germany and Uganda

Where are they coming from and going?

Canada has resettled 100,000 Syrian refugees since the Syrian civil war broke out in 2015.

Some have permanently settled in Canada, but others would like to return to Syria.

But why Canada?

Syrian Refugees in Canada

Open Ended

Write the name of a country or place which people (migrants or refugees) are leaving from. Write the reason if you know it.

Dropdown

Lack of resources, corruption, and conflict are all

Select answer

to development.

Multiple Select

Which of these European nations had colonies in Southeast Asia?

• Great Britain

• France

• The Netherlands

• Spain

Dropdown

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Select answer

rates tell us how much of a population over age 15 can read and write.

Multiple Choice

Which of these most accurately tells us how developed a country is?

• HDI

• GDP

• GNI

• ABC

Reorder

Reorder the following into the correct order for writing a reference.

• author

• date

• title

• website name

• link

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

We are going to read a story about a boy from Mali named Seydou.


Seydou left his home in search of better opportunities so he could support his family.

Please find the story in our Google Classroom.

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Seydou's Story