Argentina hit by killer heatwave
Jan. 06, 2014
Q: As much of the U.S. has been coping with temperatures near and below zero, Argentina has suffered through three weeks of temperatures above 100 degrees in the region's worst recorded heatwave. Where is Argentina?
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Q: At least seven have died in the heat amid power cuts, water shortages and protests in the nation's capital of . . .
A. Buenos Aires
B. Montevideo
C. Rio de Janeiro
D. Santiago
Q: Temperatures soared to over 113 degrees in Argentina's warmest region, the . . .
A. North
B. East
C. South
D. West
Q: Power-starved Argentina got a big boost from electricity produced by its eastern neighbor . . .
A. Peru
B. Bolivia
C. Chile
D. Uruguay
Q: The Drake Passage around the southern tip of South America is named after a mariner from . . .
A. Argentina
B. Britain
C. Holland
D. Spain
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