Students demand education reform in Chile
Aug. 08, 2011
Q: With protests ranging from kiss-ins to huger strikes and violent clashes with police, students are demanding reforms in Chile's education system. Where is Chile?
Circle the area on this map
Q: High school and college students demanding more education spending and more equality clashed with police in the capital city of . . .
A. Asuncion
B. Buenos Aires
C. Lima
D. Santiago
Q: Chile sets aside 4 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) for education. Which of these countries spends the biggest percentage of its income on education?
A. Argentina
B. Bolivia
C. Cuba
D. United States
Q: The student demonstrations follow large protests in June against government plans to build a $3.2 billion dam in Patagonia, known for breathtaking glaciers and lakes. Patagonia is in what part of Chile?
A. North
B. East
C. South
D. West
Q: President Sebastian Pinñera said Chileans were rebelling against "excessive inequality." On a scale that rates nations from most unequal to the most equal distribution of wealth, Chile ranks 16th. Which of these nations is more unequal?
A. Argentina
B. Bolivia
C. Canada
D. United States
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