GEOGRAPHY: Module 3

A person who has been forced to flee his or her home country due to war, violence, or persecution.

• Migrant

• Asylum seeker

• Stateless person

• Refugee

In what year was the Refugee Convention where the definition of 'refugee' was established?

• 1946

• 1960

• 1951

• 1971

A person who has no nationality or who cannot prove his or her nationality.

• Asylum seeker

• Stateless person

• Refugee

• Nationless person

Please select two reasons why people are sometimes not granted refugee status.

• War

• Severe climate change.

• Extreme poverty

• Political persecution

A person who leaves his or her home community (e.g. his/her town or city) but does not cross into another country.

• Immigrant

• Stateless Person

• Internally Displaced Person

• Migrant

A person who moves to another country, for whichever reason, by going through all the necessary legal steps.

• Migrant

• Refugee

• Immigrant

• Asylum seeker

Some countries fear that the refugees, unable to find jobs, will engage in activities of this type: ____________________.

• Educational

• Cultural

• Criminal

• Recreational

How many border walls currently exist around the world?

• None, all of them have been destroyec

• Less than 15

• More than 30

• Just one between Mexico and U.S.A

What actions can we as citizens take to solve the world's migration problem? (Pick 2 answers)

• Stop the droughts or floods

• Donate food, water, or clothes

• Volunteering in charitable organizations

• Change the world’s wealth distribution

A person who crosses into another country looking for help to escape persecution, human rights violations or death, and who has not yet obtained refugee status.

• Emigrant

• Refugee

• Asylum seeker

• Convict