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From the Ted Talk by Lalitesh Katragadda: Making maps to fight disaster, build economies

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In 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar. miilnlos of people were in sereve need of help. The U.N. wanted to rush people and suiplpes to the area. But there were no maps, no maps of roads, no maps showing hospitals, no way for help to reach the cyclone vcimits.
When we look at a map of Los Angeles or London, it is hard to believe that as of 2005, only 15 percent of the world was mapped to a geo-codable level of detail. The U.N. ran headfirst into a ploebrm that the majority of the world's pluoupos faces: not having detailed maps.

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In 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar. ________ of people were in ______ need of help. The U.N. wanted to rush people and ________ to the area. But there were no maps, no maps of roads, no maps showing hospitals, no way for help to reach the cyclone _______.
When we look at a map of Los Angeles or London, it is hard to believe that as of 2005, only 15 percent of the world was mapped to a geo-codable level of detail. The U.N. ran headfirst into a _______ that the majority of the world's ________ faces: not having detailed maps.

Solution

  1. millions
  2. populous
  3. victims
  4. severe
  5. supplies
  6. problem

Original Text

In 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar. Millions of people were in severe need of help. The U.N. wanted to rush people and supplies to the area. But there were no maps, no maps of roads, no maps showing hospitals, no way for help to reach the cyclone victims.
When we look at a map of Los Angeles or London, it is hard to believe that as of 2005, only 15 percent of the world was mapped to a geo-codable level of detail. The U.N. ran headfirst into a problem that the majority of the world's populous faces: not having detailed maps.

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