2004

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2004

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the calendar type?Leap year, containing 366 days
2. What made 2004 a special year in the calendar?2004 was a leap year, so it had 366 days and an extra day on February 29th to keep the calendar in sync with Earth's orbit.
3. Why did the United Nations call 2004 the International Year of Rice?They wanted to highlight how important rice is as food for more than half of people worldwide and to promote better ways to grow it.

Gregorian Calendar: The Julian calendar reform that established the current system of leap years and is the most widely used civil calendar.
Tropical Year: The time it takes for the Sun to return to the same position in the cycle of seasons (approximately 365.2422 days).
Food Security: The condition of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
Human Rights: Fundamental rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status.