Anti-racism activities - Years 4-12

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Word match: Refugees

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Find the word or phrase from Column B that most closely matches the word in Column A.

Column A Column B
1. ___detention (a) People who have fled their homeland may seek this in another country
2. ___children (b) Often the first place that refugees stop are refugee ______
3. ___persecution (c) Ongoing harassment and oppressive treatment
4. ___visa (d) Over 80% of the world's refugees are women and ______
5. ___refugee (e) Asylum seekers who arrive without papers are often placed in ______
6. ___resettlement (f) A person who has fled their homeland because of persecution
7. ___smuggler (g) A person who illegally moves people to another country for profit
8. ___camps (h) Refugees may arrive on foot, by ______, or by plane
9. ___abuse (i) Poor treatment or violence
10. ___refoulement (j) Government approval for people to enter, stay, work or study in a country
11. ___trauma (k) A trip or distance travelled
12. ___protection (l) Legal and physical safety provided to refugees by another country
13. ___journey (m) The movement of refugees to a country where they can live permanently
14. ___asylum (n) The forced return of a refugee back to their homeland
15. ___boat (o) An emotional shock or injury which has lasting effects on a person

This puzzle was developed with the assistance of Crossword Wizard v3.4, by Rush Software 1999

References

Roads to refuge. Refugees in Australia, The Centre for Refugee Research UNSW et al, 2003.
The Macquarie Concise Dictionary, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd, 1996.