Unit 3: How Crisis Mapping Saved Lives in Haiti

Learn these words from the article by Patrick Meier (Inside: Level A, Unit 3).

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  1. earthquake
    vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  2. collapse
    fall apart
  3. crisis
    an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  4. digital
    using or characteristic of computerized technology
  5. humanitarian
    someone devoted to the promotion of welfare and reform
  6. dedicated
    devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
  7. chat
    an informal conversation
  8. evacuate
    move out of an unsafe location into safety
  9. document
    support or supply with references
  10. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
  11. barrier
    a structure or object that impedes free movement
  12. diaspora
    the dispersion of something that was originally localized
Created on Fri Aug 05 14:31:16 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 17 15:17:11 EDT 2016)

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