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This weeks lesson:
Flooding strands thousands in British Columbia
-- 11/22/2021

Q: Soldiers and emergency crews struggled to reach about 18,000 left stranded last week by flooding and landslides in British Columbia. Where is the western Canadian province of British Columbia?

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Q: A storm which dropped as much rain in a day as normally falls in a month washed out roads and railroad tracks leading to British Columbia’s largest city ...

A. Calgary
B. Vancouver
C. Victoria
D. Winnipeg



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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.