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Headline Geography

This weeks lesson:
Britain’s leader quits amid scandal and party revolt
-- 07/11/2022

Q: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned last week as leader of the Conservative Party, which means he must leave his post after his party’s 200,000 members pick a new leader to become the next head of government. Where is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as Britain?

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Q: After a series of political scandals, Johnson was forced to resign by other leaders of the Conservative Party, which holds a majority of the seats in the ...

A. House of Commons
B. House of Lords
C. Privy Council
D. Senedd



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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.