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.

Diabetes expected to plague a third of Mississippi's people by 2030 -- 01/20/2014

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Q: One out of three Mississippians will have diabetes by 2030 and need costly care to stay alive, according to Dr. Richard deShazo of the University of Mississippi. Where is Mississippi?

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