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