Geography Quiz Challenge from About.com
Courtesy of About.com, this is a challenging quiz that will test your worldwide geography knowledge. Be sure and post your score in the comments section.
25 Things You Wouldn’t Believe About Countries in the World
Courtesy of List25.com, this is a list of 25 things that may surprise you about certain countries in the world. View the list yourself by reading the story.
Trekking the Planet Q&A
We recently took a list of some of our most frequently asked questions and each took turns answering them. Learn why we are taking our trip, our packing strategy and our communication plans on the road.
How Travel can Impact your Kids
In September 2003, my wife, Sandy and I, left our full-time IT jobs and took an around-the-world trip with our two daughters. At the time, Kristen (age 10) and Lauren (age 12) were in 5th and 7th grade, respectively.
New Geography Directional Quiz
This is a challenging game! A series of ten questions will test which of four options is the furthest north, south, east or west.
Try the World Geography Quiz!
This newest quiz poses ten world geography multiple choice questions to test physical and human geography. Looking for a U.S. version? There are also quizzes to test knowledge of the 50 states and capitals.
Try the GeoNet Geography Game!
This latest game allows you to test your skill for either the United States or a worldwide continent / region. Once an area is chosen, multiple choice questions can be answered in one of six areas. The difficulty level of the questions can also be set.
10 Fun Geography Activities with Free Trekking the Planet Materials
As we discuss our journey with educators, we have been encouraged by the many ideas on how our materials can be used in the classroom. Below you will find just some of these FUN! activity ideas.
iPads and Technology Trends In Education
Trekking the Planet plans to leverage technology during our journey by not only providing classrooms with pictures, audio and video from the road, but by leveraging the iPad to interact with our educational modules directly on that device.
Geography Game – Match the Country to the Map
Our newest geography game link comes from KidsGeo.com. In this game, you can test your skill in placing 21 random countries in the correct place on a world map as fast as possible.
The National Geographic Bee Finals are Here – Test Your Knowledge
The US National Geographic Bee national finals will be taking place later this month, on May 24 – 25.
Why Geography Matters
This three minute video, put out by Google Earth, provides some insight into what geography is and why it matters through the eyes of students.