Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Former Philippine president faces court in Netherlands
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.
Measles outbreaks bring reminders of need for childhood vaccines
Measles, a disease declared eradicated in the United States in 2000, is making a deadly comeback. Cases are spreading in over a dozen states, mainly among unvaccinated youngsters. The outbreaks focus fresh attention on the value of early immuniz...
Largest iceberg makes another stop on an epic journey
The world’s largest iceberg has run ground in shallow waters about 50 miles off South Georgia, a remote British Island that is home to millions of penguins and seals - and about 30 people during the summer. The 1-trillion-ton slab of ice is about the...
This week's word in the news: CAPSTONE
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
His victory is a capstone in a short but remarkably successful Iditarod career.
The Alaska Dispatch -- 03/17/2025
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