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100
What is breaking news?
This is new news important enough to interrupt regular broadcasts?
100
What is Colombia?
This is the only South American country with access to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
100
Who is Narendra Modi?
This is the Prime Minister of India.
100
What is Eritrea?
Many refugees from this African country are fleeing to Europe.
100
Who is a caliph?
This is a chief leader of the Islamic community.
200
What is mainstream media?
This traditional kind of media includes public television, radio, and newspapers.
200
What is oil?
This is Venezuela's biggest export.
200
What is symbolism?
Using a dove in a picture to mean 'peace' is an example of this.
200
What is xenophobia?
This is a fear of people from other cultures or countries.
200
What is Shia Islam? (Shiites)
This branch of Islam believes that Muslim leaders should come from Muhammad's family.
300
What are anonymous sources?
These sources are not very reliable because we do not know the person giving the information.
300
What is a queue?
People wait in these to go to the supermarket.
300
What are farmer suicides?
Droughts and debt are causing this issue in rural India.
300
What is war, persecution, and natural disaster?
These are three reasons a refugee may flee their home country.
300
What is a sect?
This word means a branch or division of something.
400
What is citizen journalism?
This kind of journalism is not done by reporters, but by regular people through social media.
400
Who is Hugo Chavez?
This person is the former president of Venezuela.
400
What are juxtaposition, captioning and labels, and caricature?
Two elements used in this cartoon. (see picture)
400
What is the Schengen Area?
This is the area in Europe where people can travel between borders without passport checks.
400
Who is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?
This is the leader of IS.
500
Who are gatekeepers?
These are people who used to determine what news was fit to print or play on TV.
500
The Andes Mountains and the Amazon Rainforest
These two areas are "impassable" in South America.
500
What is Kashmir.
This area is disputed territory between India and Pakistan.
500
What is asylum?
This is what refugees are seeking in Europe. It is a way for them to stay legally in Europe.
500
What is a proxy war?
An example of this is Iran and Saudi Arabia engaging in war in several countries but not directly engaging in war with each other.






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