Around The World On The Web

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Where in the World Quick Quiz: Around The World On The Web (NAPSA)—From blogs to streaming video, the Web can bea great wayto get firsthand accounts of newsfrom aroundthe world. According to the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education, there are nearly three million blogs on the Web— many of which are newsrelated. Similarly, about 14.2 billion streaming videos were added to the Web in one year alone, according to AccuStream iMedia Research. be Streaming news reports can found at sites such as www.pbs.org/frontlineworld. The site features multimedia stories that are companion reports for stories that air on the popular PBS show “FRONTLINE/World.” The site also includes a weekly online-only streaming video series called “Rough Cuts” and other reports that feature a mix of videos, text-only dispatches and slide shows from around the world. So how Web savvy are you and how much has the Web taught you about the world around us? Try this quick quiz to gauge your global Web awareness. Web Watch—The Web can be great way to explore the world. QUESTIONS 1.) In which city did Mother Theresa establish most of her orphanages? 3.) How manyin South Africa do not havefresh drinking water? a) Rome,Italy b) Calcutta, India c) Havana, Cuba 2.) Whatpercentageof the world’s populationlives in cities? a) Nearly half b) One quarter c) Less than one quarter a) One million b) Three million c) Five million 4.) True orFalse: Global warming only affects the weather. 5.) True orFalse: Only naturaldisasters cause people to becomerefugees. "UMOJAWOY JAY} W10}29, 0} paulLsajap a10 YM ‘saafinjad asayy jo dnosB o suiol ‘va140) yosogag Aq payiodad ‘A1oys oapiA Guswoayys aug ‘saBo||1A say) 89]} 0} suDjAID AUD parJ0) SDY SJalpjos JuawUaAOH pun saLioyWord Buln-WY61) ‘soaN6 Bulm-1Ja| Uaamyag Guyyfiy ‘olquiojo) paboans eaoy—apo,) inp ay oJpal} 4! Jo yaNL—aDUa|O1A Jo sapnrap‘adUD{SU! JO, *|]aM SD aSNDD VOWWIOD S| JNAA “as|o4 (" “Qa,y ayy UO Uaes aq UD) pode, aul ‘sinak Q00'Z 40} paliqnyul avny Aayy spunjsi ayy UopUDgO OJ arDy [MM NjOAN] Jo ajdoad ayy 1! aas o} DisaUAjog Jo LoaY ayy OJUI sjaAnsyy20]/04 YyaqozZI|] Japoday ‘Gusiom jogo|6 Aq pasnoy aq oj panatjaq sana] unado Gulsi Aq pauayoasyy st ‘24904 YINOS ayy UI UOIJDU jos D ‘njOAN] ‘904 U] “as|D4 ("y “0y/450) Awy juapuodsa.io) orlyy Aq gay ayy UO payiodad si Asoys siY ‘v9)0m Gupjulup uoap dnd of punoJ-o6-Auvaw suaspjiy) 0 Busk—Anm Bursiid.iajua pun jaAoU UO SIy Ul SAM JOJOM S,DDLyy YyNOS apj20} OJ papldap ‘nauaidasjua AuUD) 0 ‘pjaly Joa “Jayom BuLyulp Uda) oJ ssa20 aADY |UOp ajdoad UOI||IWW aAly alos ‘DDLJY YNoS ssou0 saBH|jIA joss UY (9) ("E “Ay 0 Burwiny ais 0} pajdo oym saabnjad uogin Bunod Jo jnjpuoy b pamalAajul Suapocer gay ‘avay] “N}O>IYs Jo punjsi jainb ayy of OAyoy Jo aljsnq ayy apisino pajeansy Soya) ‘aDUD|SU! 104 “AUOAJAAR JO} JOU SI aft) Aj ayy ‘KaX@MOY{ “Sal}!D UI! saAl| UOYO|Ndods,pjoM ay} Jo J/oy AjJaU yoUY sMoYs ODP snsua) (0) ("7 “SUDDLAWY-UDIPU| SO alyUap! [OND Ja UII alfaPUD sjoo. Jay aJojdxasylf ays so Mo}jo} soJawio) “sunyduo njN2]0) Jo yyByjd ayy yuaWNdOpsdjay UI pooyp|iyDslays uads Ady) aBoUDYCIO DYNd/0> ay) OJ UUNJas OYM sUBal JSaMpIW Ba/y) Jo CApIA gay BuILUDAL|s ‘(Apnys nyn9j0} auo oj Buipiorn ‘9Q9'00Z 9} dn) pjom ayy ul AyAun jo suolojndod unydio jsaBun] ays Jo auo soy nyND[) “OYND}0) (q) ("| SIOMSUY a