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Northern Africa Map Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 18 identification questions regarding the nations of Northern Africa.
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Geography A to Z: The Letter S

For Students 6th - 8th
The letter S is the clue learners need to answer each of the seven geography questions on the worksheet. They answer questions about African, Canadian, Middle Eastern, and US geography using locations that begin with the letter S.
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Geography A to Z: The Letter G

For Students 4th - 6th
Using clues to answer questions is a way to increase deductive reasoning skills. Kids answer seven geography clues with answers all starting with the letter G. A great way to test world geography or warm up the class.
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Topography of Africa

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study Africa's diverse landscape and investigate how these features impact the available water supply, food sources, and population distribution of the continent. They compare topographical features and their affect on each...
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Geography Quiz 25

For Students 9th - 12th
In this geography worksheet, students answer short answer questions about geography around the world. Students answer 23 questions about cities, rivers, countries, and more.
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World Map and Globe - Lesson 15 Mountains of the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students locate major world mountain ranges. In this geography lesson, students identify major mountain ranges on 6 on of the 7 continents on a large world physical map.
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Geography Quiz 22

For Students 7th - 12th
For this geography worksheet, students answer short answer geography questions about landmarks around the world. Students complete 10 questions.
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Identifying, Mapping, and Personifying Countries Involved in WWII

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Get artsy with this WWII group activity, starting with a whole-class assignment. Create a map of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Pacific using geometric shapes cut from construction paper and placed on the floor. Consider splitting the...
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Countries Involved in World War II

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students create their own floor map of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Pacific. They locate, identify, and speak for one of the countries involved. In addition, they classify the country they represent as an Axis Power or as an Allied...
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Mapping and Personifying Nations

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze the geography, actions, and relationships of countries involved in World War II. They create a map of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Pacific, and analyze and evaluate their self-made map of Europe and the...
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Geomnemonics: Facilitating the Teaching of Social Studies Content with Geography Skills

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore how to draw a world map by hand and how to locate countries.
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Global Connections Geography Review

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
In this beginning world geography PowerPoint, students answer basic  questions about continents and oceans, as well as land and water that surround or can be found in the United States. Correct responses earn a mark on the interactive...
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Where is the World is Mrs. Waffenschmidt? #18

For Students 5th - 7th
Mrs. Waffenschmidt is off again, but where to this time? Use the informational text to uncover her mystery location. Your class will read facts and conclude that she is in the Sahara Desert. This is a good way to make informational text...
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Understanding Maps of Earth

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Here is your go-to student resource on primary geography concepts, including facts about the surface of the earth and its hemispheres, latitude and longitude, globes, types of maps, and identifying continents and oceans.
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Weather and Water in Ghana

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students research the rainy and dry season to investigate Africa's weather. In this African weather lesson, students use the given websites to research the rainy and dry seasons of Ghana in Africa. Students then read stories about life...
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Map Activities

For Students 6th - 9th
In this geography worksheet, students follow the directions and shade 3 different regions of a UK political map, shade European Union countries on a political map of Europe, match 4 physical feature of Africa to their descriptions, and...
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World Map and Globe - Lesson 15 (K-3)

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover mountain ranges and their locations in the world. In this physical map lesson, students locate and identify major mountain ranges of the world on a large physical map.
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Zimbabwe

For Students 6th - 9th
In this Zimbabwe activity, students read an article and examine a map of Zimbabwe and then respond to 11 short answer questions regarding the economy and geography of the country.
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Where Is Rome?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover Ancient Rome through maps and worksheets.  In this world history lesson, 3rd graders locate Rome on a world map and identify the scope of the Roman Empire.  Students label an entire map of Italy after printing one...
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Life in Sahara

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the geography of the Sahara region of Africa and identify characteristics of a desert habitat. They explore the culture of the people living there and how it has adapted to desert life.
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Continents and Oceans

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this geography worksheet, students read a paragraph and learn about the seven continents and five oceans of the world. Students study a map of the world and answer 12 short answer questions. This is an online interactive worksheet.
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Where is the Water?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners explore freshwater ecosystems. In this geography lesson, students brainstorm all the lakes and rivers they know then mark them on a map. Learners will then mark all the major freshwater resources on each of the seven continents,...
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Traveling for Water

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore global water contamination and water shortage problems. In this geography/ecology lesson, students gain information about the lack of safe drinking water in many countries. Students read, use websites, and complete...
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Creating Climographs

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students chart statistical information on graphs, interpret the information and use it to explain spatial relationships, and identify the relationship between climate and vegetation.