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What country was Ali fleeing from in Ali's story?
Afghanistan
How are refugees different from migrants?
Refugees are forced to leave their homes. Migrants choose to leave.
True or false? Some refugees leave their homes to escape wars.
True. They can leave for many reasons. War is one of those reasons.
Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
They left England because they couldn't practice their religion freely.
Name a country that refugees have fled from recently? It could be one of the ones from the books that we shared today.
Choices: Syria, Afghanistan, Ivory Coast, Somalia
Where do MOST refugees end up living after they leave their homeland?
cities or towns in new countries
True or false, some refugees leave their homeland because they are oppressed (treated harshly) because of their race or religion.
True
What is the name of the international organization that helps refugees? Hint: Eleanor Roosevelt worked with this organization to guarantee human rights.
United Nations
Name one challenge that refugees would face if they lived in a refugee camp?
They would have to deal with weather. They wouldn't be able to grow their own food. They would have to live in tents. They might be separated from family member
Give an example of a natural disaster that might force people to leave their country.
Possible answers: earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tsunamis
True or false, most refugees end up in a country that is near theirs.
true. Many of these neighboring countries are also suffering from poverty and may not have a lot of resources to help the refugees.
Would Gyo Fujikawa’s family be considered refugees or migrants?
migrants
Even though Ali made it to a new home in the United Kingdom, he was very sad. What happened that made him so sad in the book?
His parents weren't allowed to leave Afghanistan with him and his grandma. So, he was separated from them.
