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Time Zones 4B p 95 An Unusual Commute

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  • What happens to the students in Colombia when it rains?
    They can't go to school.
  • Which commute to school would you like? Why?
    ...
  • How many children are crossing the river in the picture?
    10
  • Why don't the children in Indonesia use the other bridge?
    The journey takes 30 minutes longer.
  • Why do people hold the ladder when someone is climbing?
    Because the ladders are not tied to the mountain.
  • Who rides a thick metal cable to get to school?
    Children from the Rio Negro valley Colombia.
  • How do you get to school?
    ...
  • Who crosses a river to get to school?
    Children from the village of Banten in Indonesia
  • How many children can't go to school?
    57 million
  • How fast do the children go on the metal cable?
    80 kilometres an hour
  • Why did the bridge over the river break?
    Heavy rain
  • Who climb up and down tall ladders to get to school?
    Children from a village in Hunan China