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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.

Irene sweeps through New York -- 08/29/2011

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Q: Tropical Storm Irene swept through New York lacking anywhere near the force that had been feared, but still causing some deaths, cutting power to more than a million people and flooding some parts of New York City and its suburbs. Where is New York state?

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