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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.

Ukraine takes fight into Russia -- 08/19/2024

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Q: Nearly two and half years after Russian troops invaded Ukraine, Ukrainian forces drove into Russia this month and took control of nearly 400 square miles in the Kursk region. Where is the eastern European country of Ukraine?

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Q: When the Russians invaded in February 2022, they were expected to conquer Ukraine and replace its government quickly. But, Ukrainians fought back, driving back Russian troops who had reached the suburbs of Ukraine’s capital city …

A. Kherson

B. Kyiv

C. Mariupol

D. Odesa



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