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U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. He wants the body of water, which is surrounded by the USA, Mexico, and Cuba, to be renamed the Gulf of America. Shortly after his inauguration on the 20th of January, President Trump said: "America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on Earth, inspiring the awe and admiration of the entire world." He added: "We are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America." The U.S. Department of the Interior declared that it "is proud to announce the implementation of name restorations that honor the legacy of American greatness".
The USA's Board on Geographic Names can change the name to Gulf of America on official U.S. maps. However, there is no international organization with the jurisdiction to mandate the global acceptance of place names. Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has opposed the name change. She pointed out that the name "Gulf of Mexico" has existed for over four centuries. She also cited the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which stipulates that a country's sovereign territory only extends 19 kilometres from its coastline. She retorted that if there were to be name changes, the United States should be called "Mexican America," as depicted on a map of the continent from 1607.
| 1 | surrounded | a. | A special event to start something new, like when a president begins their job. |
| 2 | inauguration | b. | The act of putting a plan into action. |
| 3 | awe | c. | The whole thing, not just a part. |
| 4 | entire | d. | A feeling of great respect and surprise. |
| 5 | implementation | e. | When something is all around you (or something else). |
| 6 | restoration | f. | Something important that a person leaves behind after they are gone. |
| 7 | legacy | g. | Fixing something to make it like new again. |
| 8 | jurisdiction | h. | To reply quickly and often angrily. |
| 9 | acceptance | i. | The area where someone has power or control. |
| 10 | cited | j. | A person or country that has full power over itself. |
| 11 | stipulates | k. | To show something in a picture or describe it in words. |
| 12 | sovereign | l. | When someone mentions or refers to something. |
| 13 | retorted | m. | When a rule or law says something must be done. |
| 14 | depicted | n. | Saying "yes" to something or someone. |
The article lists three countries as surrounding the Gulf of Mexico. T / F
President Trump ordered the renaming during his inauguration. T / F
President Trump said the Gulf of America would be awe-inspiring. T / F
The US government said the name change would honor a US legacy. T / F
The name "Gulf of America" will be used on all the world's new maps. T / F
Mexico's president said the name "Gulf of Mexico" is 600 years old. T / F
The UN says a nation's territory only stretches 19 km from its coastline. T / F
Mexico's president joked that the USA should be renamed. T / F
