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Common Core State Standard
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.

Protests over Minnesota death spread across nation -- 06/01/2020

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Q: Video of a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed black man, George Floyd, for nearly nine minutes as he was dying has sparked violence in the Minnesota city and protests in every state. Where is Minnesota?

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