How will climate change affect migration?

In this lesson, we will be learning about what climate change is and how it is creating climate refugees. We will be looking at two main causes of climate refugees and these are rising sea levels and droughts.

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Q1.What is a refugee?

A person who has been forced to leave their home due to war, persecution or a natural disaster. Somebody who chooses to move to a new host country to find a better-paid job. Someone who moves from one place to another place.

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Q2.What does 'persecution' mean?

being treated fairly given protection because they are escaping war being treated unfairly because of their race, or religious or political beliefs.

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Q3.What is an asylum seeker?

Someone who is looking for protection and their claim has not yet been accepted. Someone who is looking for protection and their claim has been accepted.

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Q4.From this list of countries, which country do migrants from Syria not pass through to get to Europe?

Jordan Egypt Mexico Italy

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Q5.Why are refugees fleeing Syria?

because of a world war because of a civil war

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Q6.Is fleeing Syria to move to the United Kingdom an example of a national or international migration?

national migration international migration

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Q7.Is fleeing Syria to move to the United Kingdom an example of a voluntary or forced migration?

forced migration voluntary migration

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Q1.What is a refugee?

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Q2.What does 'persecution' mean?

being treated fairly given protection because they are escaping war being treated unfairly because of their race, or religious or political beliefs.

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Q3.What is an asylum seeker?

Someone who is looking for protection and their claim has not yet been accepted. Someone who is looking for protection and their claim has been accepted.

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Q4.From this list of countries, which country do migrants from Syria not pass through to get to Europe?

Jordan Egypt Mexico Italy

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Q5.Why are refugees fleeing Syria?

because of a world war because of a civil war

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Q6.Is fleeing Syria to move to the United Kingdom an example of a national or international migration?

national migration international migration

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Q7.Is fleeing Syria to move to the United Kingdom an example of a voluntary or forced migration?

forced migration voluntary migration

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How will climate change affect migration?

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Q1.What is climate?

the weather on a particular day hot weather average weather conditions in an area experiencing all four seasons (autumn, winter, spring and summer)

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Q2.What is the climate like in the Caribbean?

cold freezing hot dry

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Q3.What is the climate like in the Mountainous West?

cold freezing dry it has a very diverse climate, depending on the area wet

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Q4.What extreme weather affects the Caribbean?

hurricanes tornadoes snowstorms sandstorms

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Q5.What does climate change lead to?

predictable weather unpredictable and consistent weather consistent and extreme weather unpredictable and extreme weather consistent and predictable weather

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Q6.How will climate change affect the Caribbean?

more sandstorms, longer dry seasons and shorter wet seasons more strong and frequency hurricanes, longer dry seasons and shorter wet seasons more strong and frequency hurricanes, shorter dry seasons and longer wet seasons less hurricanes, longer dry seasons and shorter wet seasons

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Q7.In the Rocky Mountains, what is currently killing plants?

humans ice damage animals frost damage

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Q8.In Arizona, where is there a cooler climate?

in the North in the South

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How will climate change affect migration?

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Q1.What is climate?

the weather on a particular day hot weather average weather conditions in an area experiencing all four seasons (autumn, winter, spring and summer)

1/8

Q2.What is the climate like in the Caribbean?

cold freezing hot dry

2/8

Q3.What is the climate like in the Mountainous West?

cold freezing dry it has a very diverse climate, depending on the area wet

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Q4.What extreme weather affects the Caribbean?

hurricanes tornadoes snowstorms sandstorms

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Q5.What does climate change lead to?

predictable weather unpredictable and consistent weather consistent and extreme weather unpredictable and extreme weather consistent and predictable weather

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Q6.How will climate change affect the Caribbean?

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Q7.In the Rocky Mountains, what is currently killing plants?

humans ice damage animals frost damage

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Q8.In Arizona, where is there a cooler climate?

in the North in the South

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