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Landmines
Deforestation
Afghanistan
World population
This and that
100
Idendify 2 reasons that kids are attracted to landmines
Size, shape, natural curiosity and color
100
State one reason that trees are cut down in the world
logging, oil extraction, crops, cattle ranching, building
100
What is the local terroist group in Afghanistan
The Taliban
100
What is the approximate population of the world today in billions?
7 billion
100
What is the term given to the intent to destroy, in part or whole, a national, ethnic or religious group?
Genocide
200
Identify 2 outcomes that are most likely to occur to a person who has been hurt by a landmine
No job opportunities, abandonment, not get married, poor healthcare
200
What region in the world is a major source of the Earth's oxygen and prescription drugs?
Rainforest
200
What is the name of the terroist group that is responsible for 9/11/2001 and also helps to train the terroist group in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda
200
What are the only 2 countries in the world with a population over 1 billion?
China and India
200
When Belgium colonized Rwanda in Africa, they favored the minority Tutsis ove the Hutus. Give one way that they physically differentiated between the 2 groups
size of nose and color of eyes
300
What are 2 animals that are currently being used to find landmines that have not been detonated
Rats and dogs
300
What is is called when a desert like the Sahara grows 2 miles each year?
desertification
300
Who was the founder of Al Qaeda?
Osama bin Laden
300
48% of the world's population lives on less than $2 a day.
True
300
How many branches are in the US military? Name them
5; Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard
400
How many countries in the world are currently producing or exporting landmines
15
400
People will become refugees when the land becomes too dry to farm because this is occurring...lack of water
Drought
400
Identify 2 restictions that were imposed on Afghani women during when the Taliban was in power
must paint the inside of windows, cover themselves from head to toe (just showing hands and eyes,) must be accompanied by a male relative when out in public, can not work outside of the home, can not attend school
400
What country in the world is the most responsible for emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere PER PERSON
USA
400
What was the original name of Veteran's Day?
Armistace Day
500
Identify one task that children are required to do that puts them at risk for being exposed to landmines
gathering firewood, water, tending livestock
500
This occurs when trees have been cut down and the soil loses its stability and wears away
erosion
500
What is the major religion of both Al Qaeda and the Taliban
Islam (Muslim)
500
What is the key to lowering birth rates in developing nations?
Education for women and/or birth control
500
What is the name of the girl that was shot in Pakistan because she spoke out against the Taliban stating that girls should have the right to go to school
Malala