Islamists deny famine and block food aid in Somalia
Aug. 01, 2011
Q: Somalia's al-Shabab Islamists have banned Western aid agencies and say UN reports of famine are "sheer propaganda." Where is Somalia?
Circle the area on this map
Q: The UN says the worst drought in 60 years has caused famine in Somalia and its western neighbors . . .
A. South Africa and Zimbabwe
B. Ethiopia and Kenya
C. Ivory Coast and Gambia
D. Brazil and Argentina
Q: Al-Shabab, which has ties to al-Qaeda and controls much of Somalia, accused aid groups of being political. Somalia, which hasn't had a national government for 20 years, was once a colony of . . .
A. Britain
B. France
C. German
D. United States
Q: Somalia occupies a geographical area called the . . .
A. Hudson Bay
B. Gulf of Guinea
C. Kalahari Desert
D. Horn of Africa
Q: The lack of a functioning government makes it extremely difficult to deliver aid. What else is blamed on the lack of government in Somalia?
A. Piracy
B. Refugees
C. Civil war
D. All of the above
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