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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.

Arctic sea ice shrinking to a record low -- 08/27/2012

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Q: Researchers say a combination of long-term climate change and unusual weather patterns are causing both the Arctic sea ice and the Greenland ice sheet to shrink to record lows this year. Find the map of the Arctic Ocean.

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