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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.

China evacuates blast area because of poison chemicals -- 08/17/2015

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Q: Chinese authorities have ordered the evacuation of residents within a 1.9-mile radius of a huge blast site in the port city of Tianjin because of fears of chemical contamination. Where is China?

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