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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.

Commercial ship sails through the Northwest Passage -- 09/30/2013

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Q: Carrying coal from Vancouver, Canada, to Finland, the ice-strengthened Nordic Orion has sailed through the Northwest Passage, becoming only the second commercial cargo ship to use the route. Which Arctic Ocean route on this map is the Northwest Passage?

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