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Among the world’s longest-lived hotspots is the Caucasus region, rivaling only the Balkans as a volatile kettle of violent and rebellious ethnic cultures. Attention is now focused on Chechnya and the Caucasus region because of the ethnicity of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers. Geography in the News is written by Dr. Neal Lineback and Mandy Gritzner, and is made possible by Maps101, a Maps.com Education resource for the best K-12 common core standard geography lesson plans, articles, maps, and videos. To learn more about how to join the thousands of teachers already subscribed to Maps101, go to our website at www.maps101.com. While all Geography in the News™ articles and lessons can be read online, they have also been converted to PDF format which makes downloading and printing fast and easy. Subscribers have the option of printing color or black and white versions of each article, which can then be photocopied for distribution. All of the articles' PDF versions are formatted to print on a