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Geography - A - Global Governance > Block 4 (Causes, Consequences + Management Of Refugee Movements) > Flashcards

Block 4 (Causes, Consequences + Management Of Refugee Movements) Flashcards

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Define refugees

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People who have been forced to leave their home country

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Define asylum seekers

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Refugees (people who have been forced to leave their home country) before they have been given official refugee status

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Define Internally Displaced People (IDPs)

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People who have been forced to leave their homes, but remain in their home country

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What is the difference between refugees + IDPs?

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Refugees - Forced to leave home country

IDPs - Forced to leave home, but stay in same country

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What is the total number of displaced people (2017)? How many are refugees? How many are IDPs?

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Over 60 million

  • Refugees: approx 20 mill
  • IDPs: approx 40 mill
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What is the year which saw most people displaced than any other year since WW2?

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2014

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What are the top source countries of refugees (2017)?

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  • Syria (approx 5.5 mill)
  • Afghanistan
  • South Sudan
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What are the top host countries of refugees (2017)?

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  • Turkey (approx 3 mill)
  • Pakistan
  • Lebanon
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What model dictates the location of host countries of refugees?

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Distance-decay model

Other LICs that are nearby are often the hosts

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What are the two categories of refugee movement causes?

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  • Human (Geopolitical + Economic)

- Physical (Natural disasters + Climate change)

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How can Human Geopolitical factors cause refugee movements?

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  • After colonial pasts, many countries in Africa + the Middle East had their borders drawn up by HICs
  • Borders had little relation to ethnic groups
  • This has led to conflicts, as multiple groups fight for power

Refugees flee from: this unsafe conflict + persecution of losing ethnic groups that often occurs post-conflict

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Give an example of how Human Geopolitical factors have caused refugee movements in Africa?

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Rwanda

  • Two ethnic groups exist (Hutu + Tutsi)
  • Conflict for supremacy
  • Has prompted 2 mill Hutu (less dominant group) to flee as refugees
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Give an example of how Human Geopolitical factors have caused refugee movements in the Middle East?

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  • Sykes-Picot line drawn by Britain + France divided the Sunni + Shia Muslims into several unstable Middle Eastern states
  • Many states have fallen into civil war for supremacy
  • E.g. Syria (over 5.5 mill refugees + 6 mill IDPs)
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How can Human Economic factors cause refugee movements?

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Land grabbing

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Define land grabbing

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Land is forcibly seized (by MNCs/gov,/individuals) - forcing individuals living there out as refugees

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Why is land ‘grabbed’?

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So it can be used for economic benefit

E.g. MNCs growing + selling cash crops

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Give an example of how Human Economic factors have caused refugee movements

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Amazon Basin

  • Land grabbing by MNCs for profitable activity e.g. logging
  • Many indigenous tribes forced out as refugees
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How can Physical Factors of natural disasters + climate change cause refugee movements?

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Natural disasters (becoming more prevalent + intense because of climate change) can displace people as areas become unsafe or uninhabitable

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Give an example of how the Physical Factors of natural disasters + climate change can cause refugee movements

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African countries of Somalia, S.Sudan, Nigeria

  • Extreme drought making area uninhabitable due to food shortages
  • Over 20 mill people displaced as refugees
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How many people could be displaced as climate change refugees from coastal areas in the future due to rising sea levels?

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13 million

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We look at the consequences of refugee movements in 3 categories - what are they?

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  • Impact on refugees
  • Impact on neighbouring states
  • Impact on developed economies
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How may refugees be positively impacted by refugee movements?

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If they reach a HIC + become integrated into society…

  • Chance for improved long term living conditions
  • Chance for improved long term employment opportunities
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How may refugees be negatively impacted by refugee movements?

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Negative consequences on way…

  • May die (illegal + dangerous routes)
  • May have poor living conditions in overstretched refugee camps

Negative consequences possible even if they reach a HIC…

  • Long term psychological trauma
  • Social exclusion (due to social + cultural barriers)
  • Hard to access employment as often under qualified
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Since 1993 how many illegal migrants + refugees have died trying to reach Europe?

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Over 35,000

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Give an example of a negative outcome from living in a refugee camp

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Abuse (particularly of the young + vulnerable)

26
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What percentage of Syrian refugees have PTSD (psychological trauma)?

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Over 75%

27
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Give an example of a cause of social exclusion for refugees in their new country

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Language barrier (reported by 84% of Syrian refugees)

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What percentage of Syrian refugees have a uni education?

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Less than 40%

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Is the impact of refugees on neighbouring states usually more positive or more negative?

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More negative

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What is the negative impact of refugee movements on neighbouring states?

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States become very overstretched trying to provide services for refugees temporarily or permanently staying in the country

31
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Why are all EU states + some other states forced to accept some refugees?

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UN Declaration of Human Rights makes it essential to provide refugees the ‘right to seek + enjoy asylum’

32
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What negative impacts can refugee movements have on developed countries?

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  • Financial burden
  • Perceived threat to country’s safety
  • Perceived threat to country’s nationality/culture
  • Burden on EU coastguards patrolling borders
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How much does each refugee approx cost a developed country?

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£15,000 per yr

34
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Why may the inhabitants of developed countries view refugees as a threat to their country’s safety?

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After terror attacks (e.g. 9/11) which are often associated with foreigners

35
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What positive impacts may refugee movements have on developed countries?

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  • Refugees can fill labour shortages

- Refugees can fill skilled professions if qualified

36
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Give an example of refugees filling skilled professions in developed countries

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1,200 medically qualified refugees work in UK

Training a new doctor costs 10x price of supporting a refugee doctor to work in UK

37
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Who helps to manage refugee movements?

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  • International institutions
  • National governments
  • NGOs
38
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Give an example of an international institution that manages refugee movements

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UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)

  • Enforces the Refugee Convention (1951)
  • Works with WHO to provide short term aid: food, medicine, etc.
  • Works to provide long term help to resettling refugees (e.g. training + income-generating projects)
39
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How much does the US pay to the UNHCR per yr?

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Approx $5 bill

40
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What is the UN Refugee Convention (1951)?

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  • Defines what it means to be a refugee
  • Aims to project refugees + enforce non-refoulement
  • Enforced by the UNHCR
41
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Define non-refoulement

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Not returning refugees to a country where there is a serious threat to their life

42
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Are national gov policies for managing refugee movements the same?

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No - each country has their own policy

43
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What is the general trend about how national gov policies in the EU are changing?

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Management becoming harsher

44
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How are national governments in the EU making policies towards refugees harsher?

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  • Reducing financial benefits
  • Reducing social services
  • Reducing accepting policies towards foreigners (e.g. France banned hijab + burqa in 2011)
45
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In 2016, what percentage of asylum applications by refugees were accepted by the EU? Which country accepted most + least?

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45%

  • Most: Bulgaria 94%
  • Least: Hungary 9%
46
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Distribution of refugees in Europe is uneven - where is it concentrated?

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Italy + Greece (located in the south)

47
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Technically where should asylum requests be processed?

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In the country the refugee first arrives in

48
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Give an example of an NGO’s policy to manage refugee movements

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Refugee Action

  • Works in UK
  • Provides support + advice for settling refugees
49
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What are the 2 main reasons why a state may be powerless in managing refugee movements across their borders?

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1) Country may have long, poorly marked borders that are hard to police
2) Country may not have the economic ability/resources to protect + control its borders

50
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Give an example of a country that is powerless in managing refugee movements across its borders

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Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

  • Flow of militia groups into country
  • Flow of fearful refugees out of country
  • Unable to manage because: inadequate economy, borders 9 counties with some of these borders being remote and vague

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