Headline Geography

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This weeks lesson:
Finland drops out of landmine treaty
-- 06/23/2025

Q: Finland’s parliament voted last week to pull out of a major international treaty banning antipersonnel land mines in a move to boost its defenses against any aggression by Russia. It is among four NATO members bordering and formerly occupied by Russia that are leaving the treaty. Where is the Nordic nation of Finland?

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Q: Besides Finland, Poland and the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have announced their intention to withdraw from a 1997 treaty banning antipersonnel weapons. Those countries were among 165 parties to the agreement. Which major power did not agree to the treaty?

A. China
B. Russia
C. United States
D. All of the above


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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.