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Asia Article Jigsaw

A Sinking Feeling
Marcus Stephen, President of Nauru addressing the United Nations last year
1. How is global climate change a problem for many low-lying island nations in the Pacific?
2. Nauru is ______ square miles about ______ the size of Manhattan.
3. What effect did phosphate mining have on the island nation?
4. With sea levels expected to rise ______ feet or more by the end of the century, climate change
threatens the existence of many countries in the Pacific.
5. How can climate change lead to conflicts driven by environmental catastrophes?
6. What theme of geography does this article deal with? Explain.
Cramming in Korea
By Sam Dillon
7. It is 10:30 p.m. & students in ___________, South Korea are in a study hall that ends a ______ - hour
school day.
8. What is the goal of many South Korean students? Why do they study so hard?
9. South Koreas academic year is more than a ___________ longer than at American high schools.
10. Describe the social lives of the students who attend Daewon prep school.
11. Only __________ & _________, with populations more than _____ times that of South Koreas, send
more students to U.S. colleges.
12. What theme of geography does this article deal with? Explain.
India at a Crossroads
By Somini Sengupta
13. Describe the two Indias?
14. How is the location of Singur ideal for both Tata Motors as well as the farmers of the area?
15. Even though Indias economy is growing, _______ percent of all Indians are still below the
poverty line, living on less than $______ a day; almost ___________ of Indias children are
malnourished.
16. Describe the conflict between Indias government & Indias farmers.
17. What is an extremely important skill Indians such as Bidhut Kumar Santra must learn to be
properly equipped to handle working in Indian factories?
18. What theme of geography does this article deal with? Explain.

The Price of Young Love

By Jack Healy
19. Describe relationships in a traditional Muslim society. What are the expectations?
20. What are the consequences of moral crimes?
21. Describe the story of Rafi Mohammed & Halima Mohammedi.
22. What did Halimas uncle tell her while she was in jail?
23. In 2001, U.S.-led NATO forces ousted the _______________ - which had sheltered
________________, the group responsible for the 9/11 terror attacks on the U.S.
24. What happened to a young couple when they eloped (ran away to get married)?
25. What theme of geography does this article deal with? Explain.
The Rise of China
By Michael Wines
26. Describe the typical school day for Yin Ruohua.
27. The ______ million Chinese (ages15 19) about _____ times as many as in the U.S. are the first
generation to come of age as China assumes its new role as a global power. Chinas economy is
expected to overtake the U.S.s in the next ______ to ______ years.
28. Describe the relationship between the United States & China.
29. Describe the economy & government of China.
30. What are the environmental costs of Chinas economic progress?
31. Many of the people who work in Chinese factories work ______ hours a day, _____ days a week,
earning as little as $______ a month.
32. How does Walmart both help & hurt the average person in the United States?
33. What type of restrictions does the Chinese government put on its citizens?
34. If you are taking a history class in China, what will you learn about the United States?
35. What theme of geography does this article deal with? Explain.
Post Reading:
36. Which article did you find most interesting? Explain.