4.4 Fortress Europe?

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Why have many migrants come to Europe in recent years?

Think like a geographer...

Do all migrants arrive on rickety boats?

Think like a geographer...

Are all migrants poor?

Think like a geographer...

Why are there more young male migrants than women/children?

Think like a geographer...

Are migrants just here to make more money?

4.4 Fortress Europe

• Violence surrounding Europe
• To the European Union
• Migrants & refugees
• Refugees: problems and solutions 

Violence surrounding Europe

Libya --> Lawless, torn by war. Human traffickers have can do what they want - exploit 

Syria --> Civil war since 2012, with a lot of violence against citizens - approx. 4 million Syrians have since fled

Violence surrounding Europe

Somalia & Mali --> Unsafe for citizens - civil war

Nigeria - Boko Haram cause death, destruction & fear

Eritrea - forced labour for young people, torture and kills citizens without trial

But refugees are nothing like us right?

How much could change in 1 year?

To the European Union

Main reason 1: many conflicts in countries surrounding Europe 

--> (political) refugees

Main reason 2: Europe is more prosperous and has more jobs --> economic refugees

01:32

True or false
Every refugee was once an asylum seeker

1. True
2. False

02:23

How are migrants different to refugees?

02:59

So who is coming to Europe?

1. Refugees
2. Migrants
3. Both
4. Niether

Why are some routes are more popular than others?

Why would some migrants/ refugees travel all the way to NL/UK?

Can you suggest why many of the routes do not go towards Eastern Europe?

Why are lorries very popular modes of transport?

Refugees: problems and solutions

Europe receives migrants, but also prevents them from entering --> Fortress Europe

The large number of refugees causes problems with providing support.--> examples?

Problems (issues):

• People have lost their lives when trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea
• Human trafficking - Human rights violations
• Where to place the asylum seekers
• Resources 
• Welcome?

 Solutions:

Measures for solving problems:

• More controls at sea - boats spotted early, taken to refugee centres
  
• Better distribution of refugees among member states
  
• Improve assistance in refugees’ home regions - basic necessities
  
• Provide aid and information in poor countries - build a better life
  

Which measure do you think will solve the most 'problems'?

For the rest of this lesson:

• Key word list for 4.4
  
• Make a start on the workbook tasks for 4.4
  

Recap:
Which term: People leaving their country because of violence and war

1. Economic refugee
2. Refugee
3. Asylum seeker
4. Migrant

Name one reason why people make the crossing to Europe

Can you suggest why the title of this section is:
Fortress Europe?

Today's lesson:

Today you will have time to complete:

• Your key word list
  
• Your workbook tasks
  
• And time to create a MINI-summary

Upload evidence of your work (completed or in progress) at the end of the lesson

I will be online for Q&A's

Upload evidence of your geography work for 4.4