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WORLD REPORT EDITION:
April 19, 2002		Name:_______________________________________

Directions: Do you have a nose for the news? Find out by answering the following questions from this week's TIME FOR KIDS magazine. Just circle the letter next to the correct answer or write your answer below the question.

Article: Top 5

1.	Which of the following trees is the most common tree in the U.S.?

A.	Black Cherry
B.	Black Willow
C.	Silver Maple

Article: The United States Needs April Showers

2.	How much of the continental U.S. is suffering from a drought?

A.	1/5 of the continental U.S. is suffering from a drought.
B.	1/2 of the continental U.S. is suffering from a drought.
C.	1/10 of the continental U.S. is suffering from a drought.

Article: A Lost Treasure May Be Rebuilt

3.	Who is Afghanistan's temporary leader?

A.	Osama Bin Laden
B.	Hamid Karzai
C.	President George Bush

Article: A Lost Treasure May Be Rebuilt

4.	What is one positive effect that rebuilding the statues of Buddha may bring?

A.	It may provide jobs for Afghan artists.
B.	It will improve the weather in Afghanistan.
C.	It will have no positive effects.

Article: Saving Florida's River of Grass

5.	Why did humans drain away much of the Everglades' water?

A.	They were allergic to the water.
B.	They wanted to hurt the animals.
C.	They wanted dry land on which to build homes and plant crops.

Article: Saving Florida's River of Grass

6.	Why are the Everglades sometimes called a River of Grass?

A.	The Everglades are really a shallow river flowing through a saw-grass field.
B.	The Everglades are actually just grass patches.
C.	The Everglades are never called a River of Grass.

Article: Saving Florida's River of Grass

7.	The canals carry fresh water from Lake Okeechobee to which ocean?

A.	Pacific Ocean
B.	Atlantic Ocean
C.	Indian Ocean

Article: Pitch in for the Planet

8.	What can you do to protect the air, water and soil?

A.	Recycle batteries.
B.	Cut down on garbage.
C.	Both A and B

Article: Chasing Butterflies

9.	What is a scientist who studies moths and butterflies called?

A.	Lepidopterist
B.	Podiatrist
C.	Dentist

Article: Saving Florida's River of Grass

10.	The draining of Florida's Everglades is an example of how people don't always know the effects of their actions on the environment. Can you think of something that people currently do that may have a negative, long-term effect on the environment?