Migrants storm Spanish enclaves in Morocco

Mar. 03, 2014

Q: Desperate migrants from sub-Saharan Africa last month stormed into Melilla and Ceuta, Spanish cities on the coast of Morocco. Where is Morocco?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: Melilla and Ceuta are surrounded by high fences to deter the migrants seeking work or asylum in Europe. Morocco claims sovereignty over the cities, but for more than 500 years they have been controlled by Spain or its western neighbor . . .

A. Britain

B. France

C. Italy

D. Portugal

Q: Ceuta has been strategically important since ancient times because of its location on the . . .

A. Atlantic Ocean

B. Mediterranean Sea

C. Strait of Gibraltar

D. All of the above

Q: Morocco has compared its claims to Melilla and Ceuta to Spain's territorial claim to Gibraltar. Who controls Gibraltar at southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula?

A. Britain

B. France

C. Italy

D. Portugal

Q: Many of the African migrants that surged into Melilla and Ceuta are expected to be expelled from the enclaves. As Spanish territory, the cities are also part of . . .

A. European Union

B. Eurozone

C. NATO

D. All of the above

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