NIE Home  Lessons: K-4  5-8  9-12   Geo Quiz   Cartoons for the Classroom   Front Page Talking Points    Last Week in the News   Week in History  News Video  Science Audio 
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.

Water taps run dry in South Africa’s largest city -- 03/25/2024

Quiz Archive        Printer friendly version of this quiz


Q: Thousands of South Africans are lining up to get water from tanker trucks after an unprecedented collapse of the water system in the nation’s most populous city. Where is South Africa?

Sorry, The correct answer is shown below.

Scroll down for the next question

How 4514 other students across the country scored on this question: Right:  50%
Wrong:  50%
Your score on this quiz: 0 out of 1  

Second question (of five)

Q: What is South Africa’s largest city?

A. Cape Town

B. Durban

C. Johannesburg

D. Pretoria



NEW! Search for a different Headline Geography topic

Looking for a different quiz to fit your classroom needs?

Enter the name of a country: