Refugee A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

Push Factor a factor that causes people to leave their homeland and move to another region (negative)

Pull Factor A factor that draws or attracts people to move to another location (positive)

act of coming to live in a foreign country permanently Immigration act of coming to live in a foreign country permanently

Genocide Deliberate mass-killing of a group of people, usually based on ethnicity or nationality

segregation, usually based on race. Apartheid segregation, usually based on race.

Suffrage Right to vote

Discrimination not treating a group of people equally, usually because of race or ethnicity, gender, or disability

Human Rights rights that all people should have no matter their race/religion/culture

United Nations World organization works together to promote equal rights and world peace and solve world problems

Illiteracy Cannot Read or Write