3 IMPORTANT NOTES:  

1. Daily posting and “Answers” emails will end for the school year on Friday, May 29th.
2. Before answering the questions below, read the info under “Background” and watch the videos under “Resources.”
3. This week's "Tuesday's World Events" post is a little different.  The news story on the plight of the Rohingya and Bangladeshi refugees involves several countries. Therefore, it will be the only world news story for this week.  

Answer Question #1 Background information for the major countries involved in this story (Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand).
1. For each of the 4 countries, give the following information:
a) capital
b) location/the countries that share its borders
c) the religious breakdown of the population
d) the type of government
e) the chief of state (and head of government if different) [If monarch or dictator, since what date has he/she ruled? – include name of heir apparent for monarch]
f) the population

2.  Answer the following questions about this story:
a) who -
what -
where -
when -
b) Who are the Rohingya and Bangladeshi refugees stranded on boats in Southeast Asia?
c) What is their religion?
d) From what countries are they escaping?
e) Why are they leaving their countries in such large numbers?
f) What countries are they trying to reach?
g) Why are they being turned away?