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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.

Ethiopia rejects Egyptian demands over Nile dam -- 06/10/2013

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Q: Despite increasing pressure from Egypt, Ethiopia said last week it would not stop building a $4.7 billion dam on a tributary of the Nile River that would become Africa's biggest hydropower plant. Where is Ethiopia on this map?

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