Aging in America
This is collected from people to pay for things like social services.
What is TAXES
A ruler of a country who makes all the decisions and often uses the military to carry them out.
What is A DICTATOR
The world's longest river.
What is THE NILE
The name of the man-made waterwayconnecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What is the PANAMAL CANAL
An Asian country described as vast and desolate.
What is RUSSIA
A strategy for saving social security from running out of money. A 67 year old would hate this.
What is RAISE THE RETIREMENT AGE
Do you love to party? Try this one in Brazil featuring elaborate dances and costumes.
What is CARNIVALE
The world's widest river.
What is THE AMAZON
The island nation to the east of England.
What is IRELAND
The last four letters in the names of several Asian countries.
What is S-T-A-N
Better technology, improved medicine, and healthier eating is causing people to do this
What is LIVE LONGER or LIVE HEALTHIER
Term used to describe what is happening to places like the Amazon Rainforest at about 10,000 acres per day.
What is DEFORESTATION or DEFORESTED
America's longest river.
What is THE MISSISSIPPI
The name of the tunnel connecting England to France.
What is THE CHUNNEL
An Asian country and an American state.
What is GEORGIA
The term that describes how long the average person in a country will live to.
What is LIFE EXPECTANCY
The long, narrow country on the West coast of South America.
What is CHILE
Built along the sides of rivers and other bodies of water to keep rivers from flooding.
What are LEVEES
The original country that tried, but failed, to build the Panama Canal.
What is FRANCE
"Road" from China to the Middle East and Europe that became an important trade route.
What is THE SILK ROAD
Another social service that retirees can collect that takes the place of health insurance.
What is MEDICARE or MEDICAID
A type of travel to natural areas that protect the environment so you can experience the beauty of nature.
What is ECOTOURISM
The 2 rivers in the middle east that make up the Cradle of Civilization.
What are THE TIGRIS and EUPHRATES
The city in Ukraine infamous for its nuclear disaster.
What is CHERNOBYL
Four letter abbreviation for the former Soviet Union.
What is U-S-S-R