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This weeks lesson:
Namibia plans to kill elephants for meat
-- 09/02/2024

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Q: Namibia plans to butcher more than 700 wild animals, including 83 elephants, to feed some of the 1.4 million people facing a hunger crisis amid the country’s worst drought in a century. Where is the southwest African nation of Namibia?

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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.