A Tree Grows in Kenya - Wangari Maathai

What did Wangari Maathai win as a result of her dedication and work for the Green Belt Movement?

• The Nobel Peace Prize

• The Medal of Freedom

• The Lifetime Achievement Award

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Who is Wangari Maathai?

• First African woman to ever receive The Nobel Peace Prize

• An environmentalist from Kenya

• Founder of the Green Belte Movement

• All of the above

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Why does Wangari Maathai love nature?

• Because she finds peace in nature.

• Her parents were farmers in she grew up close to the natural world.

• Because she loves to watch the animals running around.

• She wanted to win The Nobel Peace Prize Award.

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How was Wangari Maathai able to get a degree in Biology and in which country did she study?

• Wangari Maathai worked hard to earn money and get into a university in Kenya.

• Wangari Maathai came from a rich family and studied in the United States.

• Wangari Maathai got a scholarship in the United States.

• She wanted to win The Nobel Peace Prize Award.

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What was another thing that made Wangari Maathai honorable?

• She was a professor at the University of Nairobi.

• She was honored to be the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn an advanced degree (doctoral degree).

• She became a professor at the University of Pittsburgh in the United States.

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How did she start the Green Belt Movement?

• She planted nine trees in her backyard.

• She planted 30 million trees.

• She protested against logging.

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Why did she start the Green Belt Movement?

• Maathai was concerned that the luxuriant forests of her childhood were rapidly disappearing because of excessive

  logging and other practices.

• She wanted the people of her village, especially the women, to have more of a voice in government.

• Both A and B

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Why does Wangari Maathai want to encourage farmers

in Kenya to plant as many trees as possible?

• Trees were needed to stop soil erosion.

• They were also important sources of firewood for cooking.

• This would be a simple way to improve the farmers’ living conditions.

• All of the above

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When was the Green Belt Movement founded?

• 1967

• 1977

• 1987

• 1997

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Strong-willed and outspoken Kenyan girls are called what?

• "awesome"

• "like Wangari"

• "like Michelle Obama"

• "cool"

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