Geography
The Sudanese Civil War
Nya
Vocabulary
Refugee Camps
100
Three African countries Salva lived in before arriving in the United States.
What is Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya?
100
While he attended school, this is where Salva and his classmates flee to when gunfire began.
What is run into the bush?
100
This is Nya's tribe.
What is the Nuer tribe?
100
Brothers and sisters
What are siblings?
100
The country where Salva's friend, Michael the aide worker, was from.
Where is Ireland?
200
When he was 11, the direction Salva traveled after leaving Sudan.
What is east?
200

The two options Salva and his classmates had when gunfire broke out.

What is run into the bush or run back to the village?

200
This is the number of times Nya typically walks to water in one day.
What is two to three times per day?
200
An overwhelming feeling of fear
What is terror?
200
This is the reason the refugees left the Ethiopian camp.
What is they were chased away by armed guards?
300
The name of the massive river Salva crossed as he traveled across Sudan.
What is the Nile River?
300
The Sudanese Civil War started in this year.
What is 1983?
300
This was not a danger to Nya as she walked for water.
What is being attacked by a crocodile?
300
The act of reducing pain or annoyance
What is relief?
300
Salva lived in the Ethiopian refugee camp for this many years.
What is six years?
400
The amount of planes it took Salva to travel to the United States.
What is three?
400
This is the name of group that fought against the northern government during the Sudanese Civil War.
Who are rebels?
400
During the five months of the dry season, Nya doesn't have to walk to water. She has to retrieve water this way.
What is digs for water in the clay?
400
A weapon for launching bombs
What are mortars?
400
Salva's journey to the refugee camp in Kenya took this long.
What is a year and a half?
500
The amount of boys who arrived safely to Kenya's refugee camp.
What is around 1,200 boys?
500
The two sides of the Sudanese Civil War.
What is the Muslim northern part of the country against the Christian/African southern part of the country?
500
After the drill was installed in her village, Nya could now do this (like the boys).
What is attend school?
500
A fixed amount of something (especially food)
What is ration?
500
Salva's uncle's strategy to get through a tough situation.
What is "one step at a time, one day at a time"?
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