NewsTracker Answers for week of Nov. 04, 2019

Q: Chile’s president said last week that its country, which has been rocked by a wave of recent protests, would back out of hosting a United Nations climate change meeting and a major Asia-Pacific trade summit. Where is Chile?

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Q: A 4-cent subway fare increase in Chile’s capital last month was the spark the set off widespread often violent protests over income inequality, the cost of living, and poor government services in one of South America’s wealthiest, most stable and peaceful countries. What is the capital of Chile?

A. Buenos Aires

B. Lima

C. Santiago

D. Sucre


C. Santiago, the capital and largest city of Chile, has been hit by the largest demonstrations in the history of the country. Protesters said they were frustrated with policies that have left Chile with prosperity along with a widely criticized private pension system, and two-tiered health and education systems that favor the wealthy few who can afford to pay.


Q: Chile had stepped up to host UN climate change summit after South America’s largest nation pulled out last year. What is South America’s largest country?

A. Argentina

B. Brazil

C. Colombia

D. Peru


B. Brazil is the largest South American nation, followed by Argentina, Peru and Colombia. Brazil’s decision to withdraw as host came soon after the election of populist President Jair Bolsonaro, who does not regard climate change as a dire threat to humanity. Bolsonaro has been criticized for pushing development in the Amazon Rainforest.


Q: Spain has offered to host the climate conference. In canceling the trade summit, Chile scrambled President Donald Trump’s plans to sign an agreement with which country?

A. China

B. Japan

C. Mexico

D. South Korea


A. Trump was scheduled this month to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Santiago where he was planning to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping to sign a “phase one” pact to ease the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.


Q: When it comes to the distribution of family income, Chile ranks as the 15th most unequal nation in the world, according to the CIA World Factbook. Which of these nations were planning to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum ranks the highest for income equality?

A. Australia

B. Canada

C. China

D. United States


A. Australia and Canada rank as more equal than the United States or China, where income inequality has jumped since 1990 as the Chinese economy soared. While China’s economic boom created many billionaires, most workers lag far behind and pockets of extreme poverty persist.