Immigration: Refugees and Asylees

Question 1

The largest concentration of Somali refugees in the world is in the United States. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

Question 2

Humanitarian aid organizations are limited by UN sanctions and can only offer aid to refugees who are displaced by environmental disasters. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

Question 3

Analyze the graphs below and answer the question that follows. Which of the above graphs accurately represents the continents refugees to the United States came from? A. One (1) B. Two (2) C. Three (3) D. Four (4) Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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D

Question 4

The United States and the United Nations successfully restored peace in Somalia in the 1990s. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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F

Question 5

The top country of nationality for refugees seeking entrance to the United States from 2004 to 2006 was __________. A. Italy B. Brazil C. Somalia D. China Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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C

Question 6

Describe four different challenges facing refugees after they are allowed to enter a host country. If you were a refugee moving to a new country, what difficulties would you face?

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Refugees may face challenges in education, employment, exploitation, and assimilation.

Question 7

Compare and contrast refugees and asylees to the United States. Why do geographers use different terms to discuss these groups? How are these groups different from one another?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Both refugees and asylees are seeking protective status in the US. However, refugees are located outside the US at the time of request, while asylees are located in the United States at the time of request. Asylees have already migrated to the US. Refugees and asylees may also be fleeing different crises.

Question 8

Many Somalian refugees sought entrance to the United States in 2006 and 2007. Describe factors that encouraged many Somalians to leave their country in the 1990s and 2000s.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Somalia faced natural disasters and political conflict during this time period. Continued violence affected citizens, as clan warlords fought with militias loyal to the Union of Islamic Courts. Somalia faced international military intervention, and the country struggled to fight droughts, tsunamis, and starvation.

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