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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.

The Balkans region grapples with the hottest summer in more than a century -- 09/09/2024

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Q: Experts say the summer of 2024 in the Balkan nations of Southeast Europe was the hottest since measurements started more than 130 years ago. The Balkans region corresponds partially with a geographical area called the Balkan Peninsula. Where is this triangular peninsula between the Mediterranean and Black seas?

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Q: Besides record heat, the Balkans region has suffered a drought that dried waterways and led to wildfires. Which empire was the first to refer to the Balkans?

A. Austro-Hungarian

B. Byzantine

C. Ottoman

D. Roman


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