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.

Wildfire smoke turns day into night in Bolivia and Brazil -- 09/16/2024

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Q: Wildfires are breaking records this year in South America with smoke darkening the skies over cities in Bolivia and Brazil. Most fires are being set to clear land for agriculture, but scientists say climate change is helping the blazes spread faster. Where are Bolivia and Brazil?

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Q: About 3.5 million square miles of South America has been covered by smoke at times, including the continent’s largest city ...

A. Buenos Aires

B. Lima

C. Rio de Janeiro

D. Sao Paulo



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