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.

Dominican Republic disaster kills 226 -- 04/14/2025

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Q: The death toll in last week’s roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic rose to 226 with weekend deaths of five people who had been hospitalized after being pulled from the rubble. Where is the Dominican Republic on the second-largest island in the Caribbean Sea?

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