Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Week 15 Afghanistan

Since many of our troops are stationed in Afghanistan or will be stationed in Afghanistan, maybe we should know something about it.

Please visit the following National Geographic Website: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/afghanistan-guide/

Take the quiz on Afghanistan.

Explore the website and list 5 facts that you learn about the country.

Comment on one peer's posting.

24 comments:

  1. I did really bad on this quiz. Heres what I learned:
    -Marco Polo recovered from an illness in Afganistan
    -Khameerbob is pasta
    -snow leopards are found in the mountains of Afganistan
    -in 2006, Afganistan was responsible for 92 percent of the world's opium production
    -the pashtun people are the largest ethnic group in Afganistan

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  2. On this quiz i got a 50, most of the ones that i got right i actually guessed on. I learned that Marco Polo was there and recovered for an inllness, Khyber Pass is a point between Afganistan and Pakistan, Khameerbob us pasta, 92% of Opium is produced there, and lastly i learned that the head-to-toe Garment worn by women is called a Chadri.

    But same as Danielle I didn't know that snow leopards were founr in the mountains of Afganistan.

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  3. -92% of the earths opium comes from afganistan
    -The chadri is the full body dress women wear in afganistan
    -The minaret of jam is made of bricks
    -khameerbob is a type of pasta
    -Afganistan how snow apparently because they have snow leopards
    On the quiz I got a 70

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  4. i got an 80 on the quiz and i found out that:
    1) Afghanistan houses snow leopards, meaning the climate can be cold enough there.
    2) They are known for their large production of opium
    3) The taliban fell in the late 90's, only to resurge in recent years.
    4) The Pashtun code of honor means they must fight evil, house the needy, and help the poor
    5) The women were required to wear the Chadri during the Taliban reign

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  5. I have a friend in the Navy who is going to go over there (or to Iraq) after he's done with training...I couldn't get to the quiz even when I clicked "Afgahnistan Quiz"

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  6. I got a 30 on the quiz and learned that
    1. Khyber Passis a crossing point between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
    2. The life expectancy is 46 years old.
    3. In 1989 the occuopation of the Soviets ended in Afghanistan.
    4. Hamid Karzai was the first democratically elected president of Afghanistan.
    5. Afghanistan supplied 92% of the world's opium in 2006.

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  7. I think the most intersesting is the fact about opium i didnt know that was still around

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  8. the pashtuns hid gold under ground for 15 years.
    Marco Polo recorved from illness in Afghanistan.
    Kyhber Pass is the crossing point between Afghanistan and Pakistan
    Afghans use pasta in cooking and it is very popular.
    snow leapords cannot roar.
    I like what jake said about the snow leapords i whish they were here

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  9. they live so young compared to us they are know for a large production of opiumthe women were requierd to wear somthing over there face the life expectancy is 46

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  10. I failed the quiz but i was able to learn alopt for the website. For example, Marco Polo recovered from an illness in Afganistan. Khameerbob is pasta. Snow leopards are found in the mountains of Afganistan in 2006, Afganistan was responsible for 92 percent of the world's opium production. The pashtun people are the largest ethnic group in Afganistan. Albie great facts from you. That is a surprise the opium comes from afganistan.

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  11. I got a 20 on the quiz, and I think that its really weird that Afghanistan produced 92% of the worlds opium in 2006, and like zack said the life expectancy is only 46.

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  12. I scored a 60 on the quiz

    -The Hindu Kush mountain range divides Afghanistan
    -The Capital is Kabul
    -The Country is seperated into different parts of the country settled by different groups.
    -The Taliban group began after Afghanistan escaped the Soviet Communists
    - An estimated 29,929,000 reside in Afghanistan

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  13. -Marco polo passed through afghanistan in 1273
    -Pasta is very popular in afghnaistan
    -Afghanistan was responsible for 92% of thew worlds opium export
    -Women wear a head to toe outfit called the chadri
    -The minerat of jam is build entirely of brick
    I cant beleive their life expectancy is only 46. In america its like 84
    i got a 40 on the quiz

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  14. I received a 40% on this quiz but learned a few things.They have the highest percentage of Opium production with a percentage of 92%. I learned that the adventure Maro Polo sent a year in Afghanistan with an illness. Khyber Pass is a crossing point between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The snow Leopard in Afghanistan can jump 7 times its body length, can't roar, and have the thickest tails of all cat. The pashtun people have certain codes they must follow

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  15. i learned many things about this country including: marco polo went there even when he was ill and spent a year there. another thing is 92% of worlds opium comes from afganistan. and life does not last long for these people at all wich is sad. and i would love to go there and see a snow leapord.

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  16. I got a 40 on the quiz
    -i learned there are snow leopards in the mountains, i always thought of afghanistan as a big desert not mountains with snow cats
    -i learned that afghanistan produces 11 times more opium then the rest of the world
    -afghanistan's largest religous group is the Pashtun and there are 25 million in the area
    -women used to be required to wear a Chadri from head to toe
    -Khameerbob is a popular pasta dish
    i'm impressed jake got a 90 on the quiz i hardly knew anything

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  17. I did really bad on this but i learned that...

    >Afghanistan was responsible for 92 percent of the worlds opium
    >The Pashtun is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan
    >A Chadri also called a Burka and, it is no longer required to be worn, it is clothing thatt covers you from head to toe
    >Most of the countries cuisine is based on wheat, barley, and rice
    >Snow Leapords cannot roar

    To Danielles comment, i also did not know that snow leapords were found in the mountains of Afghanistan

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  18. I got a 1 right and that was the one on how much of the world's opium production was made in Afghanistan? other then that I got all the others wrong. I did not know how little about that country.

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  19. I did not know that snow leapords were in afghanistan as well.

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  20. I didnt do to well but i learned that.
    snow leopards are found in the mountains of Afganistan
    -in 2006, Afganistan was responsible for 92 percent of the world's opium production
    -the pashtun people are the largest ethnic group in Afganistan

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  21. I didnt do to good on the quiz but there were many things that i learned about the country. I didn't know that Marco Polo had anything to do with the country. He actually spent a year in Afganistan recovery from an illness. Pasta is a popular food in the country. Snow leapords live in the mountains of Afganistan. I also learned that Afganistan is responsible for 92 percent of the worlds opium production.

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  22. i only go t3 out of 7 DX i don't like quizzes fropm national geographic

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  23. I scored a 70%

    -in 2006, Afganistan was responsible for 92 percent of the world's opium production
    >The Pashtun is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan
    >A Chadri also called a Burka and, it is no longer required to be worn, it is clothing thatt covers you from head to toe
    -i learned there are snow leopards in the mountains, i always thought of afghanistan as a big desert not mountains with snow cats
    -The Hindu Kush mountain range divides Afghanistan

    I am impressed that jake got a 90

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  24. I got a 20 on the quiz, and I think that its really weird that Afghanistan produced 92% of the worlds opium in 2006, and like zack said the life expectancy is only 46. How did everyone get 90s on that quiz in knew nothing almost nothing on it. and also like jeff said i was surprised that afghanistan had mountains with leapords.

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