Bolivia schools close early as drought empties reservoirs

Q: Authorities in three Bolivian regions have called an end to the school year two weeks early as the country suffers from a severe and prolonged drought. Where is the landlocked nation of Bolivia?

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Q: The drought also was blamed for wildfires last week in Bolivia’s neighbor to the northwest . . .

A. Argentina

B. Ecuador

C. Peru

D. Venezuela

Q: Bolivian President Evo Morales declared a state of emergency over water shortages he blamed on climate change, which also has been linked to the nation’s melting mountain glaciers. What mountain range runs through Bolivia?

A. Andes

B. Alps

C. Himalayas

D. Rockies

Q: Some communities are only receiving water every third day, and water rationing is in effect until further notice in Bolivia’s capital city of . . .

A. Bogota

B. Buenos Aires

C. Caracas

D. La Paz

Q: Morales has blamed capitalism for causing climate change, but his social programs for Bolivia’s poor have been funded mainly by exploiting what fossil fuel?

A. Coal

B. Natural gas

C. Oil


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