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Navigate Planet Earth | Geo Bee Challenge

NAVIGATING PLANET EARTH
			* MapMaker Interactive by National Geographic Physical map, political map, volcanoes, SST & so much more CARDINAL DIRECTONS  * Cardinal Directions Game EQUATOR  * Equator map - worldatlas TIME ZONES 1.  World Time Zone map 2.  Time Zones live in 3 locations  3.  Time zones - World atlas 4.  Where is it day & night? - realtime satellite photos by Four Mile Lab SEASONS * Paths of the sun animation - University of Nebraska-Lincoln * Seasons animation - University of Nebraska-Lincoln * Solstice - SciJinks
LATITUDE LONGITUDE (parallels)                                (meridians)
			Latitude & Longitude - Dig into history Dr. Nagler's Labroratory - video More Information videos QUIZ: 1. * Latitude & Logitude Map Match Game 2. * Coordinates - Mr. Nussbaum 3. * International Pizza Delivery - Mr. Nussbaum 4. * Latitude & Longitude Pirate Map - ABCya 5. * Rags to Riches - Quia Quiz * Drawing >  Latitude, then Longitude, & Latitude and Longitude Story.  *Information > Meridians & Parallels - Time and distance PRIME MERIDIAN  is 0˚ * Prime Meridian   East & West * Green Laser Meridian  * John Harrison established navigation standards HEMISPHERES  * Hemispheres - World atlas * International Date Line A new day begins at the International Date Line (180˚ longitude). * The world is divided into 24 time zones, each is 15˚ of longitude wide (360˚ divided by 24 hours in a day).

 WIN THE GEO BEE CHALLENGE

* GeoBee Challenge By National Geographic - Try new questions every day

              

 

US STATES - Know your states

1. Start in Maine >  USA Tutorial  - Listen to state names- Sheppard 
2.  States by regions  -What states are near? - Sheppard
3. QUIZ Find the States - PlayKids Games
4. OR QUIZ Ameriquake - Mr. Nussbaum
5. QUIZ 50 States timed - Seterra
6. QUIZ on MOTTOS:  Puzzled US States- Scholastic 
7.  QUIZ State abbreviations

LANDFORMS:  lakes, mountains, & rivers

1. LOOK  Landforms  - Mr. Nussbaum
2. QUIZ From Sea to Shining Sea - identify rivers and mountains
3. QUIZ  Seterra 100's of challenges

US STATE CAPITALS, EXTREMES & FACTS

1.  US Capitals - MrNussbaum
2.   QUIZ US Capitals - I like2learn
3.  LOOK US Extremes - infoplease
4. LOOK Size of the states - wisegeek 
5.  QUIZ Venture: Capital - coolmath
6. LOOK US Landmarks - Mr. Nussbaum

CHALLENGE YOURSELF

1.  QUIZ GeoNet - Select US map - Houghton Mifflin
2.  QUIZ Rags to Riches: US QUESTIONS
3. QUIZ US History / Maps Learner
4. ADVANCED QUIZ Where is that?- Funbrain 
5.  50 States & Regions AND Quiz - Learner
6. BASICS - SETERRA

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​Name the Continents

1. Interactive Continent by MrNussbaum 2. QUIZ Find the Continents - PlayKids 3. Continents and Oceans - MrNussbaum

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Countries by Continent

IDENTIFY THE COUNTRIES :

• PRACTICE: Interactive World Map by MrNussbaum
• World Nations: EASY or HARD
• Nations of the WORLD - MrNussbaum
• CONQUER the Continents - MrNussbaum

​1. North America- Mr. Nussbaum
...QUIZ North America - PlayKids

​2. South America - Mr. Nussbaum
... QUIZ South America - PlayKids
... QUIZ Latin America - maps.com requires registration
... QUIZ SA Lizardpoint

3. Europe - MrNussbaum

4. Asia - Mr. Nussbaum
... QUIZ Asia - PlayKidsGames

5. Africa - Mr. Nussbaum
... QUIZ Africa Jigsaw Puzzle - PlayKids

6. Australia- Mr. Nussbaum
... QUIZ Australia PlayKids

7. Name the 7th continent


                                                          

WORLD INFORMATION
* Islands - World Atlas
* Countries of the World -US State Dept.
* Languages by Country
* LANDMARKS - MrNussbaum

COUNTRY QUIZ: 
1. GeoNet - Select World map - Houghton Mifflin
2 . Mapman - Scholastic
3.The Geography Guide Select QUIZZES - FactMonster 
4 .Maps.com Quiz States, capitals, Europe, Russia, Middle East and Africa
5. World Geography - Cities, water, longitude & latitude - Triviaplaza 
6. Super Quiz - maps.com
7. All About Europe - sheppard software
8. Fly around the World
9. QUIZ Continents and Countries of  WORLD - Seterra

COUNTRY TOUGH STUFF QUIZ
1. Where is that?- 5 levels including capitals - Funbrain
2 . Country Geography Quiz - Lizard point

EXPLORE THE WORLD AROUND US 
1.  World Capitals - Fact Monster 
2. World Heritage Sites - UNESCO

3. My Wonderful Worldby The Smithsonian 
4. Country Travel Quiz - National Geographic 
5. Travel - National Geographic
 

 

 

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