Common Core State Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.

Boston bombing suspects tied to Chechnya -- 04/22/2013

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Q: Authorities identified brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as the suspected bombers at the Boston Marathon. Their family has roots in Chechnya which is located in the section of Russia between the Black and Caspian Seas. Can you find this area on the map?

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