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Volunteers sweep up ‘nail traps’ from Indonesian roads
-- 06/30/2025

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Q: Volunteer crews are dragging magnets down the streets of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, to collect sharp metal objects thrown onto the city’s main roads by vandals trying to damage the tires of cars and motorbikes, possibly to set up robberies of the drivers. Where is Indonesia, a Southeast Asian nation spread over thousands of islands?

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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.