World Geography
The longest river in South America, which is severely threatened by deforestation in its basin.
What is the Amazon River?
This agreement, adopted in 2015, aims to limit global temperature rise to below 2 degrees Celsius.
What is the Paris Agreement?
The global youth activist who founded the Fridays For Future movement.
Who is Greta Thunberg?
The international organization primarily responsible for global public health, based in Geneva, Switzerland.
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?
What is the common barrier or stigma associated with discussing mental health issues openly?
What is stigma?
The small island nation in the Indian Ocean that is most vulnerable to sea level rise and has been a key voice in climate talks.
What is the Maldives (or Tuvalu)?
The common name for the large patches of plastic and debris accumulating in the ocean, particularly in the Pacific.
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
The conflict that erupted in February 2022 after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
What is the war in Ukraine?
What are the three letters commonly used to refer to the virus responsible for the 2020 global pandemic?
What is COVID-19?
The mental health professional who can diagnose disorders and prescribe medication (in most U.S. states).
Who is a psychiatrist?
This narrow, man-made waterway connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, drastically cutting travel time for global trade.
What is the Panama Canal?
This odorless, colorless gas is primarily responsible for global warming and is released when fossil fuels are burned.
What is carbon dioxide (or CO2)
The country that hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup, drawing global attention to its labor practices and human rights issues.
What is Qatar?
The concept that people deserve fair and equal opportunities to be as healthy as possible, regardless of social status.
What is health equity (or social justice in health)?
The mental health term for persistent, excessive worries that don't go away even in the absence of a specific threat.
What is anxiety (or Generalized Anxiety Disorder/GAD)?
The city in Ukraine where a nuclear power plant disaster occurred in 1986, creating a large exclusion zone.
What is Chernobyl?
The term for the loss of plant and animal species in a specific ecosystem due to human activity or climate change.
What is biodiversity loss (or extinction)?
The economic term for a significant increase in the general price level of goods and services over time, hitting low-income households hardest.
What is inflation?
A term describing a geographical area, often urban, where residents have limited access to fresh, affordable food.
What is a food desert?
A common university service that provides short-term counseling and referral for students dealing with academic or personal stress.
What is Counseling and Psychological Services (or CPS)?
This term describes the area of land where all the water drains into a single body of water, such as the Mississippi River.
What is a watershed (or drainage basin)?
The name for the international event where world leaders meet annually to discuss climate change policy and progress (e.g., COP29).
What is the Conference of the Parties (or COP)
This global organization suspended Russia's membership on its Human Rights Council in 2022.
What is the United Nations (or UN)?
The term for a system in which the government ensures comprehensive healthcare coverage for all citizens, funded by general taxes.
What is universal healthcare?
The term for the practice of focusing one's attention on the present moment, often used to reduce stress and anxiety.
What is mindfulness?