A Tree Grows in Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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What prize did Maathai win?

The Nobel Peace Prize

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Where did Maathai live?

Kenya

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What did Maathai manage to study in The United States?

She won a scholarship.

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What was the first step that Maathai took to star making a difference?

She planted 9 trees in her backyard.

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In 1940, ____ _____ covered the land.

green trees

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True or false: "Maathai was not the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a doctoral degree."

False. She was the first.

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Why did Maathai want to plant trees?

Because she loved nature and she wanted to help farmers.

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True or false: "Most of the farmers that Maathai interviewed were women."

True

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What were some of the concerns that the farmers had?

They needed more firewood and clean water so they could grow their own food.

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True or false: "It was very easy for Maathai to convince others that women could imporove their environment."

False. It was not easy.

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True or false: "People needed a lot of expensive tools and a lot of money to plant trees"

False.

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How many trees did the women of Kenya had planted within 30 years?

30 million trees.

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What other things did Maathai´s movement did to improve the quality of Kenyan life?

They promoted better education and nutrition.

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True or false: "When Maathai started her campaign to plant trees, she was working directly with the local people."

True

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Who wanted to build a 62-story skyscraper?

The Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi

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What was the consequence of building the skyscraper?

Uhuru Park could've been destroyed.

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