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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.

Venezuela threatens to take most of Guyana -- 12/11/2023

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Q: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the authoritarian leader of a devastated economy, is threatening to take over nearly three-quarters of neighboring Guyana, which is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Where is Guyana on the northeast coast of South America?

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