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Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
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This week's word in the news: INCARCERATED
DEFINITION:
Confined in a jail or prison.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is restricting access to rehabilitative programming for incarcerated people as it clamps down on overtime spending before the end of its financial year.
►The Los Angeles Times -- 06/29/2026
