“This is Your Brain on GP”
An activity to help spark your global awareness
1. RUSSA; SAUDI ARABIA
the world’s biggest oil producer
2. SOCCER (cricket, tennis, hockey)
the most popular sport worldwide
3. COMMUNIST, one-party state
type of government in China
4. AFRICA
continent where the world’s poorest countries are located
5. QATAR
world’s richest country
6. BANGLADESH
country with the worst air quality
7. BRAZIL
location (country) of the Amazon rainforest
8. Tiger, Polar bear, Pacific walrus, Magellanic penguin, leatherback sea turtle, Bluefin tuna, mountain
gorilla, monarch butterfly, Javan rhino, world’s most endangered species (you can name more than one)
9. COLOMBIA
most dangerous country
10. CHINA 19%, US 18%
country that emits the most greenhouse gasses
11. OIL=37%, NAT’L GAS=24%, COAL=23% 2nd and 3rd most popular energy sources in addition to oil
12. KIM IL SUNG
leader of North Korea
13. 2010
year the earthquake in Haiti occurred
14. 1984
year of Apple computer’s first debut
15. FIDEL CASTRO
notorious former leader of Cuba
16. NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGRMT (Canada, U.S., Mexico) NAFTA (stands for what?)
17. Acupuncture, aromatherapy, yoga, hypnotherapy, herbal, etc. name a type of alternative medicine
18. UNITED NATIONS
U.N. (stands for what?)
19. 1st AMENDMENT
U.S. freedom of speech stems from this Constitutional
amendment
Credits: Jill Pavich, NBCT
AICE: General Paper (8004), grade 9
[email protected]
Boca Raton Community High School, PBCSD
20. 5th AMENDMENT
U.S. right to remain silent stems from this Constitutional
amendment
21. FRANCE
most visited country in the world (tourism)
22. VLADIMIR PUTIN
current leader of Russia
23. GUANTANAMO BAY
terrorist suspects are held at this U.S. location
24. OVER 7 BILLION
total world population (number)
25. UNITED KINGDOM
England, Scotland, Wales, and North Ireland are collectively
called this
26. CHINA=3.6 BIL, INDIA=1.2 BIL
top TWO countries with the highest populations
27. 1776
year the U.S. was first established
28. 75/MALE, 80/FEMALE
life expectancy age in the U.S.
29. PHILIPPINES (601 mo. texts per user vs. US=301) country with the highest text message volume
30. ARGENTINA
country that consumes the most meat per year
31. GREECE
country that consumes the most vegetables per year
32. NIGER
country with the youngest population
33. JAPAN
country with the oldest population
34. TOKYO
capital of Japan
35. INDIA
location of the Taj Mahal
ADDITIONAL FUN FACT NOTES:
Credits: Jill Pavich, NBCT
AICE: General Paper (8004), grade 9
[email protected]
Boca Raton Community High School, PBCSD