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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.

50 presumed killed by runaway oil train in Quebec -- 07/15/2013

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Q: An unattended train with 72 tanker cars of shale oil rolled down a slope and crashed into the Quebec village of Lac-Megantic setting off explosions and fires that killed at least 33 with another 17 people missing and presumed dead. Where is the province of Quebec on this map?

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50 presumed killed by runaway oil train in Quebec -- 07/15/2013

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