Smart rats sniffing out Cambodia’s vast mine fields

Feb. 29, 2016

Q: Sent from Africa, where they successfully cleared minefields in Mozambique and Angola, trained African giant pouched rats recently began the same task in Cambodia. Where is Cambodia?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: Cambodia is one of the world’s most heavily land-mined countries, with up to 6 million mines or pieces of unexploded ordnance still left in the ground from decades of war including a conflict with its eastern neighbor . . .

A. China

B. Myanmar

C. Thailand

D. Vietnam

Q: Under the communist Khmer Rouge, cities were evacuated and people were sent on forced marches to rural work projects. An estimated 2 million people were killed – about a quarter of the population. What form of government does Cambodia have now?

A. Communist dictatorship

B. Constitutional monarchy

C. Democratic republic

D. Military junta

Q: About 67,000 people in Cambodia have been killed or injured by land mines since 1979, and the danger has cut into production of the country's major crop . . .

A. Bananas

B. Barley

C. Rice

D. Wheat

Q: Tourism is a growing area of Cambodia's economy, and its top tourist attraction is the Angkor Wat temple complex - the largest religious monument in the world. What is the dominant religion of Cambodia?

A. Buddhism

B. Christianity

C. Hindu

D. Islam

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