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Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.

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Australian bug bust nets 100,000 giant cockroaches

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This Week's lesson:

Scientists fear impact of ocean monitoring retreat by Trump administration

There's a new setback for oceans, already affected by warming temperatures, pollution, over-fishing and other factors. Now the Trump administration is ending a deep-ocean observation system in the Atlantic and Pacific that monitors coastal envir...

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Mystery ‘mole people’ haunt New York’s sewers

New York City police said they are working to identify men seen in videos opening manholes and climbing into and out of sewers. They have been called “mole people” by the local press, which theorized the men might be scavenging for valuables washed i...

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The news media shape how we see and understand the world around us. With its new video series, NBCU Academy takes a deep dive into what it means to be a journalist today, how the industry is evolving, and how the next generation can help.

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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.

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