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GLOBAL TRENDS
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- 1What is human migration?Human migration is the movement of people from one place to
another with the intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily
at a new location (geographic region) - 2How can people migrate?The movement is often over
long distances and from one country to another. People may
migrate as individuals, in family units or in large groups - 3What types of migration exist?There are
four major forms of migration: Invasion, conquest, colonization and
immigration - 4What is a "displaced person" or "internally displaced person"?A person who moves from their home due to forced displacement
(such as a natural disaster or civil disturbance)
if he remains in the home country, is an
internally displaced person - 5What is an " asylum seeker"?A person who is seeking refuge in
another country due to political, religious, or another form of persecution
He can make a formal
application to that country where refuge is sought - 6What is a "refugee"?If an asylum seeker's application is accepted, he legally becomes a refugee
- 7During the 19th and 20th centuries, where did immigrants to Chile come from?Most of the immigrants to Chile during the 19th and 20th centuries
came from abroad
Settlers from Europe came from Spain,
Germany, Italy, France, Croatia Austria, Great Britain and Ireland - 8When did the refugees from the Spanish Civil War arrive?Refugees from the Spanish Civil War came after 1939
- 9Currently, where do the majority of immigrants to Chile come from?Today, most
immigrants come from neighboring countries
The largest immigrant
group comes from Peru, followed by Colombia and Venezuela. - 10What are the main factors that have driven migration in Latin America?One of the main factors that has driven this migration has been the country's relatively stable political history, compared with the
rest of Latin America and, more recently, the significant growth of
the Chilean economy in recent decades - 11Who was one of the founders of Universidad de Chile?The Venezuelan Andrés Bello
- 12How was maritime commerce created?Maritime commerce resulted in the creation of British, French,
Italian - 13When did the Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese arrive in large numbers in Chile?The Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese arrived in large number in
the 1920s - 14What is the largest migration flow today?The United States is home to a rising segment of the world's
migrants more of them than any other country: 45 million
people born elsewhere now reside in the U.S
In particular,
the Mexican-born population in the U.S. now represents the
largest single country-to-country migration in the world - 15Are people still migrating today?Ever since the earliest humans began to spread from Africa, people have been on the move
Even
today, 3 percent of the world's population—at least 258
million people—live outside of their country of origin - 16What are the three largest flows of migrants?The three largest flows of migrants are to
Europe from Asia, and to North America
from Asia and Latin America. - 17How many migrants are migrating in the world today?While a full picture is yet to be established, UNHCR
estimates that global forced displacement
has surpassed 84 million at mid-2021 - 18What is UNHCR?Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees - 19What’s the difference between an immigrant and a refugee?The main difference is CHOICE.
Simply speaking:
A migrant is
someone who chooses to move
A refugee is someone who has
been forced from their home - 20How many refugees are there in the world?Data on some 4.3 million displaced people residing in 93 countries was reported at mid-2021
The true
global figure is estimated to be significantly higher - 21How many Ukrainians have escaped the country?More than 3 million have
fled their country since Russia's invasion
Nearly 2 million
pouring into neighboring Poland and hundreds of thousands
going to other nearby countries - 22How many Ukrainians have fled to Russia?According to Russian Government figures, some 200,000 refugees had gone to Russia by March 18, 2022
Before the 2022 crisis, more than a million refugees
from Ukraine, mainly from Donbas, had gone to Russia
between 2014 and 2022
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