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Sudan has been both an origin country and an asylum country for refugees.
Sudan has been both an origin country and an asylum country for refugees.
In 1998 there were 390,013 documented refugees from Sudan who sought asylum in other countries.
In 1998 there were 390,013 documented refugees from Sudan who sought asylum in other countries.
In 1998 there were 382,631 documented refugees living in Sudan who had fled from neighboring countries.
In 1998 there were 382,631 documented refugees living in Sudan who had fled from neighboring countries.
Explore the Refugee Project interactive map and articles to find out more!
Explore the Refugee Project interactive map and articles to find out more!
What other countries have been origin or asylum countries for refugees between 1975 and 2017?
What other countries have been origin or asylum countries for refugees between 1975 and 2017?
Why have people fled from their origin country?
Why have people fled from their origin country?
What did refugees experience in their asylum country?
What did refugees experience in their asylum country?
The Refugee Project is a learning experience created to increase awareness about the plight of millions of people just like you around the world who have had no choice but to flee their homes.
The Refugee Project is a learning experience created to increase awareness about the plight of millions of people just like you around the world who have had no choice but to flee their homes.
Format
Format
The interactive map allows viewers to explore numbers of documented refugees for each year between 1975 through 2017 by origin country or asylum country. Readers may also access stories of refugees specific to each year.
Complexity
Complexity
Middle
Complexity level depends on the activity. This text may be low on the complexity scale if viewers just look at the map to see countries and the numbers of associated refugees. Complexity may increase through comparisons over the years from one country to another. Higher level thinking may occur through incorporation of the refugee stories accessible through the site.
Potential Use
Potential Use
Students may select a specific country and year range to compare with another country of the same date range.
By selecting a set of stories, students may gather background on why the refugees are going to or fleeing from select countries.
Students may use the map and stories to explore questions such as :
- How do war and natural disasters affect human rights?
- What rights do refugees have in asylum countries?
Citation:
Hyperakt and Ijeoma, E. (2017). [Interactive map]. The Refugee Project. Retrieved from http://www.therefugeeproject.org/#/2017
Standards
California Model School Library Standards http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pnStandards
Standard 3 Students use information
3.2 Draw conclusions and make informed decisions:
a. Analyze information from multiple sources and identify complexities, discrepancies,
and different perspectives of sources.
3.3 Use information and technology creatively to answer a question, solve a problem, or
enrich understanding:
a. Explain how meaning is conveyed in image and sound and recognize that many
media messages are constructed to generate profit, influence viewers, or both.
b. Analyze design elements of various kinds of media productions and identify media
messages that have embedded points of view.
i. Use common organizational patterns, such as logic, analogy, compare and contrast,
problem and solution, cause and effect, to inform or persuade.
H-SS 10.10
10.10 Students analyze instances of nation building in the contemporary world in at least two of the following regions or countries: the Middle East, Africa, Mexico and other parts of Latin America and China.
1. Understand the challenges in the regions, including geopolitical, cultural, military, and economic significance and the international relationships in which they are involved.
2. Describe the recent history of the regions, including political divisions and systems, key leaders, religious issues, natural features, resources, and population patterns.
3. Discuss important trends in the region and whether they appear to serve the cause of individual freedom and democracy.
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