B. At least, six people died when an Amazon warehouse collapsed in Illinois. Three were reported killed in Tennessee, two in Arkansas and two in Missouri. No deaths were reported in Mississippi, where another twister touched down. Kentucky is bordered by Illinois, Indiana and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to the east; Tennessee to the south; and Missouri to the west.

Q: The Amazon warehouse was in Edwardsville, Illinois, which is about 18 miles northeast of which large city on the Mississippi River?

A. Memphis

B. Minneapolis

C. New Orleans

D. St. Louis

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D. Edwardsville is part of the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area, which includes parts of Missouri and Illinois on opposite sides of the Mississippi River.

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Q: Weather forecasters say strong tornado outbreaks are unusual in cooler months like December, but high temperatures and humidity allowed the storms to form. This could be the state’s worst natural disaster since more than 200 people died in an 1890 tornado outbreak that also hit Kentucky’s largest city . . .

A. Bowling Green

B. Lexington

C. Louisville

D. Owensboro

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C. Louisville is Kentucky’s most populous city, with about 623,000 people. It is followed by Lexington, Bowling Green and Owensboro.

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Q: What region of the world has the most tornadoes?

A. North America

B. South America

C. Asia

D. Africa

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A. Tornadoes occur most frequently in North America, particularly in central and southeastern regions of the United States.

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