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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.

Deal ends â€˜whiskey warâ€™ over a tiny island near Greenland -- 06/20/2022

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Q: An agreement between Canada and Denmark last week ended a 49-year-old dispute over a barren arctic rock near Greenland â€“ a contest that saw each side planting flags and leaving bottles of their nationâ€™s liquor on the half-square-mile Hans Island. Where is Greenland on this map, centered on the North Pole?

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Deal ends â€˜whiskey warâ€™ over a tiny island near Greenland -- 06/20/2022

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