Headline Geography

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Villagers evacuated from sliding mountain in Switzerland
-- 05/15/2023

Q: Roughly 85 people were evacuated last week after geologists and engineers warned that the mountain looming over Switzerland’s tiny village of Brienz was dangerously close to collapse. Where is Switzerland?

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Q: Brienz and its sliding mountain are in which European mountain range that covers much of Switzerland?

A. Alps
B. Balkans
C. Carpathians
D. Pyrenees


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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.