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

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Volunteers sweep up ‘nail traps’ from Indonesian roads

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This Week's lesson:

Mideast clashes spark fears Iran may block vital Strait of Hormuz trade route

A military conflict between Iran and Israel, which now also involves the United States, could disrupt oil and natural gas shipments through a critical waterway. That slender route alongside Iran, named the Strait of Hormuz, links the Persian Gul...

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Street artists 'Anonymouse' hold exhibit of mice-sized buildings

Nine years after sneaking their first miniature creation onto a busy street in Malmo, Sweden, the artists known as “Anonymouse” have stepped out of the dark and taken some of their mouse-sized shops, restaurants, and homes to exhibit at a museum. The...

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