Trump, Denmark and Greenland to Sign Arctic Security Pact
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US President Donald Trump will meet leaders from Denmark and Greenland.
They will sign a new pact about Arctic safety.
The leaders will sign it next week.
Greenland is a big, cold island. Denmark controls Greenland.
Trump has said before that he wants the US to buy Greenland.
Greenland's leaders say this new pact is not about that.
They say the pact will not give Greenland to the US.
The pact is only about security in the Arctic area.
The Arctic is the cold area at the top of the world.
Many countries want more power in the Arctic now.
This is because the ice there is melting.
Ships and companies want to use the Arctic more.
Vocabulary5 words
- pact
- an official agreement between countries
- security
- safety; protection from danger
- Arctic
- the very cold area at the top of the world
- acquisition
- taking or buying something
- leadership
- the people who lead a country or group
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1. An Arctic security pact 2. It will not include a US takeover of Greenland 3. True
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US President Donald Trump will meet leaders from _____ and Greenland.
They will sign a new _____ about Arctic safety.
The leaders will sign it next _____.
Greenland is a big, cold island. Denmark _____ Greenland.
Trump has said before that he wants the US to _____ Greenland.
Greenland's leaders say this new pact is not about _____.
They say the pact will not give Greenland to the _____.
The pact is only about _____ in the Arctic area.
Many countries want more _____ in the Arctic now.
This is because the ice there is _____.
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