Isolated tribe contacts the outside world after attack in Peru

Aug. 04, 2014

Q: Indigenous tribesmen living deep in the Peruvian rainforest have emerged into the outside world to seek help after suffering a murderous attack by probable drug traffickers. Where is Peru?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: Seven naked tribesmen armed with bows and arrows showed up a village just across Peru's border with the largest country in South America . . .

A. Argentina

B. Brazil

C. Colombia

D. Suriname

Q: The tribesman said they had been attacked by non-Indians with guns who massacred most of their old people and set fire to the tribe's houses. What is the primary illegal drug produced in Peru?

A. Marijuana

B. Heroin

C. Cocaine

D. Methamphetamine

Q: In addition to armed attacks by drug traffickers and illegal loggers, what else is a major threat to the estimated 75 uncontacted indigenous tribes living in the vast Amazon rainforest?

A. Oil exploration

B. Building boom

C. Diamond mining

D. All of the above

Q: Why have government officials in Peru and Brazil been warned to to keep away from Amazon tribespeople?

A. Avoid attacks by the tribes

B. Avoid trespassing on tribal land

C. Avoid attacks on the tribes

D. Avoid spreading disease to tribes

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