Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Argentina threatens sanctions over the Falklands
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.
U.S. space telescope heading to distant orbit will help scientists unlock secrets of our universe
Our space agency's newest mission opens a new era of comic exploration. A powerful space telescope launched Aug. 30 is expected to discover thousands of new planets and shed light on mysterious dark energy, dark matter and black holes. "Seeing t...
Hundreds dead and thousands missing in Himalayan flooding
Millions of tons of ice and rock broke off a Himalayan glacier last week and plunged more than a mile into a river near the border of Nepal and Tibet, setting off flash flooding that killed at least 800 people. Rescue crews are racing against time to...
This week's word in the news: RESPONSE
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“And the response right away was ‘Sure!’”
The Reading Eagle -- 09/07/2026
CREATE YOUR OWN VOCABULARY QUIZ
⇒ Elementary School
⇒ Middle School
⇒ High School
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
⇒ Elementary (K-4)⇒ Middle (5-8)
⇒ Secondary (9-12)
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
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