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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.

Castaway rescued in Marshall Islands after 13 months adrift -- 02/10/2014

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Q: A Mexican man survived 13 months by catching fish, birds and turtles as he drifted 5,000 miles to the Marshall Islands. The Marshall Islands -- about 2,300 miles northeast of Australia -- are on which of these maps?

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