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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.

Russia sees biggest protest since fall of USSR -- 12/12/2011

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Q: As many as 50,000 people gathered for the biggest anti-government rally in the Russian capital Moscow since the fall of the Soviet Union. Where is Russia?

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