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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.

Pirates free oil tanker in the Gulf of Guinea -- 09/03/2012

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Q: After stealing 3,000 tons of oil from a Greek-owned tanker, pirates last week released the ship and its crew unharmed in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Togo in West Africa. Can you find the Gulf of Guinea on this map?

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