Another migrant boat capsizes off the coast of Italy
Oct. 14, 2013
Q: A boat carrying an estimated 200 migrants from Tunisia capsized last Friday off the Italian island of Lampedusa where a shipwreck about a week earlier left more than 300 dead. Where is Italy on this map?
Circle the area on this map
Q: Rescuers from Italy and Malta responded to Friday's shipwreck which occurred in Maltese waters. Malta is south of Italy in the . . .
A. Andaman Sea
B. Baltic Sea
C. Caribbean Sea
D. Mediterranean Sea
Q: The migrants were bound for the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . . .
A. Cyprus
B. Sicily
C. Capri
D. Sardinia
Q: According to the UN, 32,000 migrants have arrived in southern Italy and Malta this year alone and around two thirds have filed requests for asylum. Where do most of these migrants originally come from?
A. North Africa
B. Western Asia
C. Sub-Saharan Africa
D. South America
Q: Many migrants are drawn by hopes of finding work in Europe. The influx of migrants and a troubled economy has led to the rise of nationalist, right-wing parties including in the "birthplace of democracy" . . .
A. Greece
B. Britain
C. Italy
D. Iraq
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