Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Students lead massive protests in Serbia
How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.
Breakthrough: Fighting stops and prisoner releases start as Israel and Hamas accept Gaza ceasefire
Here's promising news from the Middle East: Israel and the terrorist group Hamas agree on a prisoner exchange and ceasefire in their Gaza Strip war. The three-part deal is complicated and can't erase the devastation, but it's the first breakthro...
Meteorite strike captured on Canadian home’s doorbell camera
A doorbell camera captured the sight and sound of a meteorite striking a home walkway on Prince Edward Island in Canada. “To the best of my knowledge, it’s the first time that a meteorite hitting the surface of the Earth has been recorded on video wi...
This week's word in the news: OLIGARCHY
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to deliver stark warnings of an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a “tech-industrial complex” that is infringing on Americans’ rights and the future of democracy.
Albuquerque Journal -- 01/20/2025
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