Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Greenland not for sale, Trump told again
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.
Devastating Los Angeles firestorms show impact of drought and changed climate
Photos and videos from Los Angeles look like a war zone or disaster movie. Vast areas of America's most populous county (nearly 10 million people) are blackened by the most destructive firestorms in California history. A severe lack of rain in r...
Temporary city hosts world’s biggest gathering
Over the next six weeks, more than 400 million people will visit Prayagraj city in northern India for the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, the largest gathering of humanity in the world. A temporary city with 150,000 tents, 3,000 kitchens...
This week's word in the news: SURREALISTIC
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“It was surrealistic,” he said.
The Los Angeles Times -- 01/13/2025
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