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Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
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This week's word in the news: APPREHEND
DEFINITION:
To take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The agents, successfully at times, entered farms and packinghouses to apprehend immigrant workers living in the country illegally.
►The Los Angeles Times -- 09/01/2025
