HUMAN GEOGRAPHY:

FORCED HUMAN
MIGRATION
T. Kathy
Center for International Studies at Huey Deng High School

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction Vocabulary:
Causes ( Environmental,
The Syrian Civil War
Readings: Refugee Numbers At Record Level
Europe Under Fire
Internet for Refugees
Ex-soldier Helps a Refugee
PROJECT

VOCABULARY: MIGRATION

Forced migrationis the coerced

movement of people away from theirhome.
Migrating in the same country means the person
is anInternally Displaced Person(or IDP).
Forced migration = forced displacement
Vocab. Review

FORCED
MIGRATION
WAR

VOLUNTARY
MIGRATION
WORK

EXILE

EDUCATION

(Iran Artist)

PERSECUTION

LIFESTYLE
refugeesescapingfrompolitical

persecution

SLAVERY

Slavery stillexistsin
manypartsof theworld.
Human
trafficking

VOCABULARY:
2. Displacement
3. Forced (coerced)
4. Internal
5. IDP (Internally Displaced Person)

VOCABULARY
6. Refugee
7. Stateless persons
Ex: The Kurds, The Palestinians, Tibetans,
Taiwan?
8. Asylum seekers

CAUSES OF DISPLACEMENT:

Q:Why is there displacement?

A: 5 Main causes
(can you guess?)

CAUSE 1: NATURAL DISASTERS

Floods andearthquakesare
naturaldisasters.

Environmental refugee
climate refugee
Q:Why?
A: Climate change

CLIMATE REFUGEES:

Droughts and famines

There were reports of refugees dyingof famine.

Videos France 24:1, HS Report 2, NY Times, + 4 Min Vid

Q: How will global warming (climate change) contribute to more
refugees?

CAUSES 2: WAR/CONFLICT

refugee camp
1, 2, 3, 4, 5

CAUSES 3: FLEEING PERSECUTION

Fleeing
Persecution race

religion political ideas

asylum seekers
Video 1, 2

CAUSES 4: SLAVERY
Slavery /
Human Trafficking
Child Labor
fair trade
Video 1, 2, 3

CAUSE 5: DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

Development
Projects (ex: Dams ,
mining )
Ex: Chinas FAST telescope

ORGANIZATIONS

UNHCR
(United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Angelina Jolie

International Organization for

Migration

WRITING PRACTICE

asylum seekers
displacement
refugee
slavery
persecution

REFUGEE CRISIS

The UNHCRs June 2015 report: 57,959,702

individuals are displaced refugees.The
sharp increase was mainly
because of theSyrian Civil War
. Also because of conflict in
Afghanistan,Burundi,Democratic Republic
of the Congo,Mali,Somalia,South
Sudanand theUkraine.

REFUGEE CRISIS:
Europe is struggling to manage its
worst refugee emergency since World
War II. More than 500,000 people have crossed to
Europe by sea and land so far this year. Many of
those making the dangerous journey are
fleeing the civil war in Syria, now in its fifth year.

SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS:

6.1 million people are internally displaced (IDP)
Half the countrys pre-war population more than
11 million people have been killed or forced to
flee their homes.
4.8 million refugees have been forced to seek
safety in neighboring countries.
(Source)

INTRODUCTION:

VIDEO

Where the story startsthe Arab Spring

Protests for democracy in the Middle

East, 2011

Protests for democracy in the Middle

East, 2011

Map of Syria and the Middle

Assad
Syrias Dictator: Bashar al-

Protests for democracy in Syria, 2011

Protests for democracy in Syria, 2011

Barrel
Bombs
his
forces
drop
on
citizen
s

Vide

August 2013:
Assad uses poison gas against Syrians in the

2011-to the present:

Assad destroys many Syrian cities to fight back

against protesters

His actions were similar to

what you may have seen in
The Hunger Games

To make matters even

worse:
ISISor the Islamic State-- seeks to

What this has meant for the Syrian peoplevideo by Save

A flood of refugees attempting to escape Syria,

2011-present

Zaatari
Refugee Camp
in Jordan, i

Many Syrians fled to refugee camps in neighboring

countries

Two Syrian children in a

refugee camp

2015: Thousands of Syrians attempt to leave

Map created by the

International Business
Times-

Syri
a

These people are seeking

protection in Europe known as

Many have risked dangerous boat rides across the

Mediterranean Sea

Over 3,000 Syrians have drowned during

Aylan
Kurdi:

3 year old Syrian boy who

drowned when his raft
capsized in Sept. 2015

EXTRA:
The European Refugee Crisis and Syria Explained,(6:16)
Finding Refuge(14:37); or, its crucial subsection
which describes the vetting process:
The Steps of Finding Refuge, (1:41).
For older students, you might consider playing
John Oliver Explains Refugee Vetting Process

READING 1: REFUGEE NUMBERS AT RECORD LEVEL

Vocabulary:
Record numbers (phrase)
Reason (n.)
War (n.)
Unaccompanied (adj.)

READING 1 VOCABULARY

Enter (v.)
Poor (adj.)
Border (n.)
Immigration laws (n.)
Fence (n.)

READING 1

Last year saw record refugee numbers. Over

65.3 million people had to leave their home
or country. This is 50% more than five years
ago. One in every 113 people in the world is
a refugee. There are twenty-four new
refugees every minute. It was World
Refugee Day on June the 20th.

READING 1:
The biggest reason for the record number is
war. Over 98,000 unaccompanied children tried
to enter other countries. This is the highest
number ever. Ninety percent (90%) of refugees
are from poor countries. Refugees have big
problems at borders. These include fences,
immigration laws, and people who hate them.

QUESTIONS

Write 3 questions about the reading.

Write 3 questions about applying the
reading to your life.
1.What kinds of dangers do refugee
children face?
2. Why do people hate refugees?
3.How can richer countries help refugees?

QUESTIONS

1.What kinds of dangers do refugee children

face? They face sexual abuse, human
traffickers, and PTSD
2.Why do people hate refugees? People
dont want to share their resources. They
are afraid refugees will take their jobs.
3. How can richer countries help refugees?
We can donate $, shoes, winter coats to
NGOs .

EUROPE UNDER FIRE: VOCABULARY

EU (European Union) 28 countries

in Europe
Flee (v.) run away from some danger
Prevent , (v.) stop something
before it starts
Launch (v.) start, begin
Genuine , (adj.) real

EUROPE UNDER FIRE: VOCABULARY

Search and rescue - service to find and help
people in danger
Budget (n.) $ plan
Responsibility (n.) duty
Genocide (n.) killing ALL people of
a certain race or religion, ex: The Holocaust
turn a blind eye , ignore something
bad

EUROPE UNDER FIRE

Human Rights Watch (HRW) (1) has asked the
European Union (EU) to stop refugee deaths in
the Mediterranean. Another 700 migrants died
(2) trying to flee their homelands to reach
Europe. Over 1,000 have died this week. HRW
said: "The EU (3) is standing by with arms
crossed while hundreds die.These deaths (4)
might well have been prevented if the EU had
launched (5) a genuine search -and-rescue
effort ." Italy's leader said (6) no refugee
boats should leave Libya.

EUROPE UNDER FIRE

People are angry with the EU because it (7) cut
its search-and-rescue budget (8) by 2/3. The
president of the European Parliament , said:
Europe can do more and Europe must do more.
It is a shame how many countries (9)run
away from responsibility. Maltas leader said
(10) people would judge Europe in the same way
that history judged it when "it turned (11) a
blind eye to the genocide of the last century".
Spain's leader said: "Words (12)wont do
anymore."

PARAGRAPH 1
stop refugee

a. rescue effort

trying to flee

b. deaths

Over 1,000 have died

c. crossed

standing by with arms

d. their
homelands
These deaths might well have e. leave Libya
a genuine search-and-

f. this week

Italy's

g. been
prevented
h. leader

no refugee boats should

PARAGRAPH 1 ANSWERS
stop refugee (b.)
trying to flee (d.)
Over 1,000 have died (f.)
standing by with arms (c.)

a.
b.
c.
d.

rescue effort
deaths
crossed
their
homelands
These deaths might well have e. leave Libya
(g.)
a genuine search-and- (a.)
f. this week
Italy's (h.)
g. been
prevented
no refugee boats should (e.) h. leader

People are angry

PARAGRAPH 2

The president of the

a. from
responsibility
b. European
Parliament
c. with the EU

Europe must

d. eye

run away

e. do more

people would judge Europe

f.

it turned a blind

g. of the last
century
h. in the same way

two-

the genocide

thirds

PARAGRAPH 2 ANSWERS

People are angry (c.)

The president of the (b.)

a. from
responsibility
b. European
Parliament
c. with the EU

Europe must (e.)

d. eye

run away (a.)

e. do more

people would judge Europe (h.)

f.

it turned a blind (d.)

g. of the last
century
h. in the same way

two- (f.)

the genocide (g.)

thirds

ve finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

WRITE FIVE GOOD QUESTIONS ABOUT

REFUGEES IN THE TABLE. SPEAK! PRACTICE
ASKING AND ANSWERING
IN ENGLISH!
STUDENT 2
STUDENT 3

Q.1. What do
you feel
about?

STUDENT 1
_____________

_____________

_____________

Q.2. Why..?

Q.3. If..?

Q.4. How..?

Q.5. When?

INTERNET FOR REFUGEES: VOCABULARY

Co-founder (n.)
Forum (n.)
Organize (v.)
Communicate (v.)

INTERNET FOR REFUGEES: VOCABULARY

INTERNET FOR REFUGEES

Mark Zuckerberg ( ), thecofounderof Facebook, was at aforumthe

United Nations (UN) organized. He
met with people like Angela Merkel ,
and U2s frontman Bono .
At the forum, he talked about the Internet.
He said that Facebook and other companies
are working to bring the Internet
torefugees.

INTERNET FOR REFUGEES

Refugees can use the Internet to

communicate with their families. Mark
Zuckerberg also said that the Internet is
a human right. Facebook is so popular
that almost 1 billion people visit it in
one day. Mark Zuckerberg said that the
website will continue to grow.

QUESTIONS

Write 3 questions about the reading.

Write 3 questions about applying the
reading to your life.
1. Do you agree that the internet is a
human right? Explains.
2. Why does Zuckerberg want refugees to
use Facebook?
(World Internet access?)

EX SOLDIER HELPS A REFUGEE GIRL:

VOCABULARY

Calais (refugee camp) n.

2)

Fled (past of flee) v.

Horrible (adj.) terrible
Illegal (adj.) not legal
Fine (n.) $ punishment

(1,

EX SOLDIER HELPS A REFUGEE GIRL:

An English ex-soldier was

in the Calaisrefugeecamp in France.
He was playing with a little girl
whofledAfghanistan with her
father. The girl and her father have
family in England and wanted to go
there.

EX SOLDIER HELPS A REFUGEE GIRL:

The Afghan refugee asked the

Englishman to hide his daughter in his car
and take her to England. The ex-soldier saw the
horrible situation in the camp, and he
decided to help the little girl. However ,
French police stopped him, and the man is now
in trouble for helping illegal immigration.
He could go to jail or receive afineof up to
20,000 (798,341 NT) by a French court ..

QUESTIONS

Write 3 questions about the reading.

Write 3 questions about applying the
reading to your life.
1. Is this man a hero or a criminal
? Explain.

PROJECT: CHOOSE 1
A. Create an imaginary immigrant character living somewhere in
the world today. Write a series of diary enteries, describing their
family background, reasons for leaving their home, journey to a
new place and their experiences upon arrival.
B. Investigate you own family history and develop an "immigrant
family tree" or map tracing their ancestors and their travels to
other countries or areas of the country. Include the motivations
that caused the movement of family members.
C. Interview a person who migrated (from a different country to
Taiwan, or from one part of Taiwan to a different part). Develop a
series of questions to gather background information on the
subject as well as push/pull factors that motivated the person to
move to America, and create a written report or oral presentation
with the results.

PROJECT1: DIARY
Create an imaginary immigrant character
living somewhere in the world today. Write a
series of diary enteries, describing their
family background, reasons for leaving their
home, journey to a new place and their
experiences upon arrival.

PROJECT 2: FAMILY TREE

Investigate you own family history and
develop an "immigrant family tree " or
map tracing their ancestors and their travels
to other countries or areas of the country.
Include the motivations that caused the
movement of family members.

PROJECT 3: INTERVIEW
Interview a person who migrated (from a different
country) to Taiwan, or from one part of Taiwan to a
different part. Write 5 questions to find the
background information on the person, as well
as the factors that motivated the person to
move to Taiwan, and write a written report.