1. For CHINA, give the following information:

1. capital
2. location/the countries that share its borders
3. the religious breakdown of the population
4. the type of government
5. 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
6. the population

Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website. For each country, answers can be found under the “Geography” “People” and “Government” headings.

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2. For CHINA:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) What is the purpose for the 3 cameras monitoring students in class at a high school in China?
c) What can the cameras detect?
d) For what other purposes will the classroom cameras be used?
e) What did an unnamed student say about the cameras monitoring him and his classmates? Why can’t we know for certain if he really believes this?
f) “Students will get a real-time attentiveness score, which will be shown to their teacher on a screen.” What is your reaction to this?