Disasters
Books and Magazines
Inventions
Controversial Issues
Enjoying the World
100
A disaster caused by nature, not people
What is a natural disaster?
100
I'm just looking around, I'm not sure if I will buy anything.
What is "I'm just browsing."
100
Another word for an unusual invention.
What is wacky?
100
A system in which a country is ruled by a king or a queen.
What is a monarchy?
100
Hanoi is the _________ city of Vietnam.
What is capital?
200
The magnitude of this is measured on the Richter Scale.
What is an earthquake?
200
This famous person overcame deafness and blindness to write her autobiography.
Who is Helen Keller?
200
One of the most important inventions in history, according to the book.
What is the printing press?
200
He has opinions or beliefs that are not extreme and that most people consider reasonable or sensible. He's this.
What is moderate?
200
This is a word used to describe the beauty of nature. The views were ________________.
What is spectacular?
300
Food that doesn't need refrigeration, such as canned foods or dry foods
What is non-perishable food?
300
This is a way to enjoy a book that involves listening, not reading.
What is "listen to books on tape."
300
The invention of this helped people keep food fresh for longer.
What is an (electric) refrigerator?
300
About one-fifth of the world's population earns less than US $1.00 a day. It's an example of this.
What is poverty?
300
A place that has a lot of plants and vegetation, such as a jungle, is described with this word.
What is lush?
400
On December 26, 2004, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake created this.
What is a tsunami?
400
If you are cutting pictures and parts of stories from books and magazines, you are doing this.
What is "collect clippings?"
400
If I had .............., we would have been on time.
What is "If I had stopped to ask for directions?"
400
This is a polite way to disagree with something someone has said.
What is "That is one way to look at it" "That may be true, but" "Well on one hand" and "I see what you mean, but"
400
The term we use to describe environmentally-friendly travel.
What is ecotourism?
500
This is the name of the explorer who led a disastrous expedition to the Antarctic in 1914.
Who is Ernst Shackleton?
500
A very exciting novel about a dangerous situation can be called this.
What is a thriller?
500
These types of inventions are fast and save time.
What is efficient?
500
Many candidates/ candidates running for election make promise/promises about education/the education.
What is candidates, promises, education.
500
One positive thing about ecotourism is that it allows for preservation of a people's ____________ ___________.
What is cultural heritage?
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