Headline Geography

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.
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This weeks lesson:
United Arab Emirates agrees to ties with Israel
-- 08/17/2020

Question 1 of 5

Q: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week agreed to normalize diplomatic ties with Israel after that nation suspended its plans to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank territory. Where is the oil-rich UAE which juts into the Persian Gulf?

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