Deck 7: Refugee Migration and Settlement Amid Climate Change: A Prescription for Violence?

Question 1

The country that currently holds the highest number of refugees is:

A) Colombia
B) Mexico
C) Afghanistan
D) China

Answer 1

Colombia

Question 2

According to the text, the current source of the most refugees is:

A) Mexico
B) Afghanistan
C) Iraq
D) Syria

Answer 2

Afghanistan

Question 3

According to the text, in 2010, the estimated number of worldwide refugees was:

A) 8,000,000
B) 2,500,000
C) 10,549,686
D) 5,320,987

Answer 3

10,549,686

Question 4

The number of worldwide refugees since the 1990s has:

A) increased
B) decreased
C) stayed the same
D) No one is sure.

Question 5

The number of people displaced after Typhoon Haiyan was approximately:

A) 500,000
B) 1,000,000
C) 2,000,000
D) 4,000,000

Question 6

According to the text, unexpected favorable social and health outcomes for immigrant groups is referred to as:

A) the migration paradox
B) unlikely
C) the refugee effect
D) nonsense

Question 7

Refugees are often victims of unspeakable crimes, including:

A) organ trafficking
B) sex trafficking
C) torture experimentation
D) all of the above

Question 8

According to the text, how many sex slaves are estimated to be in the United States?

A) 5,000
B) 50,000
C) 314,000
D) just a few dozen

Question 9

In Pakistan, sea-rise is engulfing how many acres of land daily?

A) 80
B) 30
C) 20
D) 10

Question 10

The Himalayan glaciers are:

A) in good shape
B) likely to grow
C) subject to melting
D) home to the yeti

Question 11

Which city has the highest population density in the world?

A) Dhaka
B) Hong Kong
C) Mexico City
D) New York City

Question 12

The New Delhi metro area has a population of about:

A) 8 million
B) 11 million
C) 18.5 million
D) 22.6 million

Question 13

In the last 20 years, New Delhi's groundwater level has decreased by:

A) about eight meters
B) 4 meters
C) 2 meters
D) only a meter

Question 14

The 1994 genocide in Rwanda claimed roughly:

A) 600,000 lives
B) 1,000,000 lives
C) 5,000,000 lives
D) none of these

Question 15

Following the Rwanda genocide, how many people fled the country?

A) 2 million
B) 1 million
C) 200,000
D) 800,000

Question 16

In the Indian subcontinent, how many people have been migrating to the urban areas?

A) 10 million
B) 50 million
C) 300 million
D) about a billion

Question 17

What percentage of New Delhi's water supply comes from surface water?

A) 29
B) 58
C) 86
D) 0

Question 18

How many steps did Reuveny (2008) propose in order to advance the development of international policy for climate refugees?

A) 12
B) 10
C) 5
D) 8

Question 19

The "Water Towers of Asia" refer to the:

A) Himalayan glaciers
B) man-made water structures
C) Three Gorges Dam
D) none of these

Question 20

According to the text, organized crime and migration:

A) have been linked
B) share no relationship
C) has never been investigated
D) is not a concern

Question 21

Explain how refugees are more likely to be victims of crime than perpetrators. Include their specific vulnerabilities and the crimes committed against them.

Question 22

List several countries with high numbers of refugees and the reasons behind the migrations.

Question 23

Describe how climate change can affect the refugee problem along with possible future projections.

Question 24

Discuss the ways in which the international community can alleviate refugee issues and prepare for a future in which refugee populations may explode.

Question 25

Explain how the melting of the Himalayan glaciers can affect the surrounding areas.