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.

Myanmar faces huge death toll after cyclone -- 05/12/2008

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Q: Aid agencies estimate that 100,000 have died in Myanmar from Cyclone Nargis and warn that this figure could rise to 1.5 million without provision of clean water and sanitation. Where is Myanmar?

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