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Headline Geography

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.
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This weeks lesson:
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince tied to killing journalist
-- 03/01/2021

Question 1 of 5

Q: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince likely approved the 2018 killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a newly declassified U.S. intelligence report released last week. Where is Saudi Arabia?

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