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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.

Iceland falls to mosquito invaders -- 10/27/2025

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Q: Iceland is no longer the only nation in the world without mosquitoes. The two female and one male mosquitoes discovered on the remote North Atlantic islands this month likely arrived by plane or boat. Where is Iceland between Greenland and the British Isles?

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