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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.

Journalist deaths jump 50%, led by war-torn Ukraine -- 01/30/2023

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Q: Sixty-seven journalists were killed around the world in 2022, 50% more than the previous year. The war in Ukraine claimed the most news media workers. Where is Ukraine, on the northern shore of the Black Sea and southwest of Russia?

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