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.

South Korea heat wave makes hundreds of Scouts ill -- 08/07/2023

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Q: Hundreds of teenage boy and girl Scouts have fallen ill at the World Scout Jamboree encampment in South Korea during a sweltering heat wave. Where is South Korea?

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Q: Nearly 40,000 Scouts – mostly middle and high school students – traveled from 155 countries to participate in the week-long event. Where did the worldwide Scouting Movement start?

A. Australia

B. Britain

C. Germany

D. United States



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