NewsTracker Answers for week of
Aug. 30, 2002
Q: This week tens of thousands of delegates meet in Johannesburg to debate how to curb poverty at the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development. Where in the world is Johannesburg?
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Q: More than 1.2 billion of the world's 6 billion people live on less than $1 a day, the vast majority of them in Africa. The summit in South Africa aims to change that. Where in Africa is the country South Africa?
Q: Which country does not share a border with South Africa?
A. Namibia
B. Botswana
C. Madagascar
D. Zimbabwe
C. Madagascar is the large island off the coast of Africa.
Q: What is the capital of South Africa?
A. Johannesburg
B. Pretoria
C. Durban
D. Cape Town
B. Pretoria
Q: Which of the following countries is not on the continent of Africa?
A. Libya
B. Egypt
C. Malta
D. Tunisia
C. Malta is an island in the Mediterranean Sea.