Immigration: A Global Process and its Impacts

What is migration?

• The movement of people, voluntary or forced, internal or international

• The arrival of foreigners into a country

• Leaving one’s country of origin

• People escaping their countries because of war

Fill in the blank: Immigration is the _________.

• arrival of foreigners into a country

• departure of citizens from a country

• movement within a country

• transfer of goods between countries

Fill in the blank: Emigration means _________.

• leaving one’s country of origin

• moving within the same country

• arriving in a new country

• returning to one’s homeland

Who are refugees?

• People escaping their countries because of war, political, religious or ethnic persecution

• People who are not recognized as nationals in a country

• People moving for better jobs

• Foreign workers

Fill in the blank: Stateless persons are people who _________

• are not recognized as nationals in a country

• have dual citizenship in two countries

• are citizens of more than one country

• hold temporary visas in a country

Which of the following is a push factor for international migration?

• Better living conditions

• Job opportunities

• War

• Political stability

Which of the following is a pull factor for international migration?

• Unemployment

• Crisis

• Safety

• Hunger

According to the World Migration Report of 2023, over ________ million people are forcibly displaced.

• 280

• 150

• 400

• 90

What percentage of forcibly displaced people are women according to the World Migration Report of 2023?

• 27%

• 37%

• 47%

• 57%

Main migration routes: Africa and Middle East go to ________; Central and South America go to ________; South Asia go to ________.

• Europe; North America; Middle East

• North America; Europe; Africa

• Asia; Africa; Europe

• Middle East; South America; Asia