Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Colombia and Ecuador battle over trade and tariffs
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.
NASA prepares for return to the moon, starting with an orbital mission by four astronauts
Our space agency is getting ready to send three Americans and a Canadian spinning around the moon and past it. Their 10-day trip is due to launch this month from the Kennedy Space Center on Florida’s -- perhaps this Friday, weather-permitting. T...
Earth is closer than it's ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S., and other countries become “increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic,” The Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists said as it advanced its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 ...
This week's word in the news: SIMLUATED
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Here’s the full simluated injury report:
The Boston Herald -- 02/02/2026
CREATE YOUR OWN VOCABULARY QUIZ
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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
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⇒ Secondary (9-12)
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
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