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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
►Archive of Geography quizzesDiversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
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How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.
►Do officials know the constitution?
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►New concerns increase appeal of European colleges for U.S. students
This week's word in the news: NORMALCY
DEFINITION:
The quality or condition of being normal; the way things usually are.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
"It brings back a sense of normalcy, after years of social distancing and the pandemic and all that," she said.
►The Albuquerque Journal -- 06/02/2025