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.

Trump orders that Lake Ontario be called ‘Lake America’ -- 08/31/2026

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Q: Amid a growing trade war with Canada, President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. government last week to start calling the easternmost Great Lake "America," not "Ontario." Where is the body of water that has been called Lake Ontario for more than 400 years?

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