Choices Program | Refugee Stories: Mapping a Crisis [Video]

December 2019 (update)This lesson has been updated to include revised maps and new data, videos, and news articles. An even more recent version of this lesson (October 2024) is available here.

Objectives

Students will:

• Explore the human geography of the current refugee crisis.
• Employ data to create a map of the crisis.
• Examine one refugee’s story and use it to map his or her experiences.
• Consider challenges facing the international community and weigh responses to the crisis.

Resources

Handout – Key Terms

Handout – Refugee and IDP Data—2018

Handout – Mapping the Global Crisis

Handout – Mapping One Refugee’s Journey

Handout – Refugee Stories

Optional Videos – Life on Hold

Slideshow – Maps

Note:Teaching about the global refugee crisis may require special sensitivity. The activity might be especially intense for students with a personal connection to the issue. Teachers should help promote careful consideration of the topic and work to make their …