Mindnumbing numbers coming from SE Asia
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Mindnumbing numbers coming from SE Asia
| Wed, 12-29-2004 - 8:50pm |
I have to talk about this because it's so huge.
| Wed, 12-29-2004 - 8:50pm |
I have to talk about this because it's so huge.
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I read a first hand account where they said a lot of men died because, after the first rush, they went back to the water and that many of the women just stayed put at high grounds.
Somalia isn't anywhere near SE asia, it's like 3000 miles away. Burma is still a country, it's just called Myanmar now (usually, some people still call it Burma). i don't have the link anymore. it included a lot of questions about the near east (turkmenistan, uzbekistan,
Somalia was close enough that hundreds of people there died so I assumed it was closer than 3000 miles but I guess that's the nature of Tsunamis.
you don't need a class. a good world atlas will tell get you just as
Part of my job is issuing country-specific information every single day for the past 2.5 years, I have a gigantic map 2 ft. away from me right now, and I am still rusty on my geography. I just know general locations - I still couldn't label a blank map of Africa or east Europe or something. Don't be too hard on yourself. It's a lot of information to soak up if you're not immersed in it daily, and it does change too.
Something you could do is get a wall map or a globe and if you see something interesting on the news, find those places with your kids. Might be fun.
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