India Objects to UN Map Over Kashmir Border Lines
The United Nations made a new map of the world. India says the map is wrong. India says the map does not show Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in the right way.
India wants the map to show its borders correctly. India says these places belong to India. India has told the UN about this problem.
Pakistan also has an opinion about Kashmir. Pakistan reacted after India spoke about the UN map. Pakistan used an old argument about Kashmir again.
Kashmir is a place that both India and Pakistan want. The two countries have disagreed about it for a long time. This new map problem is part of that old disagreement.
Maps can be a big problem between countries. Different countries can show borders in different ways. This can make other countries angry.
Vocabulary15 words
- map
- a picture that shows countries and places
- borders
- lines that show where one country ends
- argument
- reasons people give when they disagree
- disagreement
- when people do not agree about something
- United Nations
- a big group of countries that work together
- objects
- says no, does not like something
- region
- a part of a country or the world
- territory
- land that belongs to a country
- claim
- to say something belongs to you
- dispute
- a strong disagreement
- government
- the group that runs a country
- official
- from the government, real and formal
- neighbour
- a country close to another country
- react
- to do or say something after an event
- correct
- right, without mistakes
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1. A new map of the world 2. It does not show Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh correctly 3. Pakistan used an old argument about Kashmir
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The United Nations made a new _____ of the world. India says the map is wrong. India says the map does not show Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in the right way.
India wants the map to show its _____ correctly. India says these places belong to India. India has told the UN about this problem.
Pakistan also has an opinion about Kashmir. Pakistan reacted after India spoke about the UN map. Pakistan used an old _____ about Kashmir again.
Kashmir is a place that both India and Pakistan want. The two countries have disagreed about it for a long time. This new map problem is part of that old _____.
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