NewsTracker Answers for week of Dec. 03, 2012

Q: A fire killed 112 workers in a garment factory in Bangladesh that was making clothing for major U.S. companies like Wal-Mart, Sears and Disney. Where is Bangladesh on this map?

Circle the area on this map

Q: The fire focused attention on global retailers that source clothes from Bangladesh. How much of the clothing that Americans wear is produced in other countries?

A. Nearly half

B. 64 percent

C. About three fourths

D. 98 percent

D. Nearly all of the clothing sold in the United States -- including U.S. Olympic team uniforms -- is produced in nations such as Bangladesh, China, Vietnam, Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador.

Q: Thousands of angry workers protested after the fire, and many said they could not afford to lose the $59 a month they earned at the factory. Which nation is the poorest?

A. Afghanistan

B. Bangladesh

C. DR Congo

D. Haiti

C. The per person share of Bangladesh's gross domestic product is $1,900 a year, while it is $300 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Afghanistan and Haiti are also poorer than Bangladesh.

Q: The factory was on the outskirts of the nation's capital …

A. Dhaka

B. Delhi

C. Doha

D. Dakar

A. Dhaka is one of the major cities of South Asia, with a population of roughly 17 million in its metropolitan area.

Q: The United States is the biggest buyer of Bangladesh exports. Which nation sells the most goods to Bangladesh?

A. India

B. Vietnam

C. China

D. United States

C. China accounts for 18.2 percent of Bangladesh's imports, and the United States buys 19.4 percent of its exports. China has surpassed the U.S. as a trading partner for much of the world. China now is the largest trading partner of 124 nations compared with 76 for the U.S.