Ap Geography Day 16
Starter What is a refugee? Give 3 reasons why refugees migrate
Internally Displaced Persons Refugees Asylum Seekers Voluntary Migration Forced Migration May be: Transnational Internal Chain Step Rural-to-Urban Internally Displaced Persons Refugees Asylum Seekers
Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons, oh my!
Can no longer live in their home due to reasonable fear that they will be persecuted and/or face death Internally displaced persons: people forced to move to other parts of a country (not emigration) Refugees: seeking safety and status while outside of the country that they want to emigrate Asylum seekers: seeking safety and status while in the country they want to remain in, or at its port of entry
Nicaragua Brazil India Israel/Palestine Case Studies
Group Discussions Meet as a group and discuss the situation What was going on? What are the push/pull factors? Are there any reasons to stay? Do you feel that this was voluntary or forced migration? Do you think they could be considered refugees or asylum seekers? (Were they ‘fleeing’?)
Group Discussions Pt 2 Meet in your councils and one-by-one each explain: What country or countries are involved? What is the situation? What are the push/pull factors? Are there any reasons to stay? Is this a case of refugees or asylum seekers? Is there anything that can be done to help them?
Europe or Die