Countries/cities Word Scramble
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Country or city | Description |
France | connected to Great Britain by the Chunnel |
Taiwan | this island nation is full of Chinese Nationalists who lost a Civil War, claims to be the official government of the Chinese |
Timbuktu | ancient African town that became wealthy from the salt and gold trade |
Mexico City | known to be one of the most polluted cities in the world |
Moscow | capital of Russia |
Beijing | capital of the People's Republic of China |
Brazil | this country moved its capital to the interior of the country, away from the coast, largest country in South America |
London | home of Big Ben |
China | largest communist country in Asia |
Rwanda | African country where the Hutu and Tutsi tribes murder each other |
Japan | foreign countries criticize this Asian industrial power because of their restrictive trade policies |
Jerusalem | holy city for Christianity, Judaism, and Islam |
Korea | this country was divided politically during the Cold War but share a common history, language and culture in Asia |
Mecca | holy city where worshippers circle the Kaaba, visited by millions of Muslims every year |
Colombia | illegal drug trade from this country supplies America with cocaine and marijuana |
Tokyo | capital of Japan |
Pittsburgh | large supplier of steel during the 20th century, think of their football team's name |
Hong Kong | Asian port city that became an economic power as a result of its location on trade routes, leased by Great Britain for 99 years |
India | 85% of this country practices Hindu religion |
Bosnia | Civil wars in this former Yugoslav Republic resulted in ethnic cleansing |
Israel | most Arab nations share a common bond of hostility towards this country in the Middle East |
Sudan | this country in Africa has ethnic conflict between northern Muslims and secular southerners |
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