National Council for Geographic Education
Curriculum & Instruction Committee
Geography Club
Submitted by: Steve Pierce
[email protected]
Third Year
Fifth Month Activities
Geography for Life: National Geography Standards
The World in Spatial Terms
Standard 1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and
technologies to acquire, process, and report information.
Standard 3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments
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I. Map Scraps Warm-up
Challenge your map skills and knowledge by identifying the place shown on
each map scrap. Use clues on the map scrap and an atlas to help identify the
place and answer the questions.
II. Activity: Microstates
What makes a place special? How special does a place have to be to be placed
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Wonders of the World. They will also create a list of their own wonders of the
world, the U.S. and their state.
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I. Warm-up Activity: Map Scraps
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Map Scrap 3-5-1
Map: National Geographic Society
Questions
1. What capital city and country are shown on this map scrap?
2. What other country is also shown on the map?
3. Name the body of water shown on the east.
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5. What was the former name of Ho Chi Minh City which lies south of the
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Map Scrap 3-5-2
Map: National Geographic Society
Questions
1. To which island country do these islands belong?
2. What is the capital city of this country?
3. If you traveled directly south which continent would you reach first?
4. What is an important staple crop grown in this region?
5. Which explorer, the first European to circumnavigate the world, died in these
islands in 1521?
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II. Activity:
Note to teachers/sponsors: The activities that follow are suggestions. You are
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Introduction
What makes a place special? How special does a place have to be to be placed in a
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ist? Students will explore the various lists of the Seven Wonders of the
World. They will also create a list of their own wonders of the world, the U.S. and
their state.
Materials
Internet websites
World Atlas
Outline map of the world
http://alliance.la.asu.edu/azga/ Click on Maps on the menu on the right.
Internet Resources
Seven Wonders of the World - Wikipedia article and lists
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World
Seven Wonders of the Natural World
http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/9711/natural.wonders/
Seven Modern Wonders of the World
http://www.ce.memphis.edu/1101/interesting_stuff/7wonders.html
Seven Wonders of the Medieval Mind
http://wonderclub.com/WorldWonders/MedievalWonders.html
New Seven Wonders of the World
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Seven_Wonders_of_the_World
Student Activities
The student activity is available as a separate PDF document on thee NCGE
Geography Club page.
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There are many lists of the Seven Wonders of the World. Preview the lists by reading
the Seven Wonders article on this URL:
Seven Wonders of the World - Wikipedia article and lists
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World
Use the information from the Internet Resources to research the following groups of
Seven Wonders. Locate them on a blank map of the world. You may want to create a
legend for symbols used for each group of wonders.
1. Begin with the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. After listing them, use an
atlas and blank map to locate them.
 Which of these Ancient Wonders of the World is still standing today?
2. List and locate the map the Seven Wonders of the Natural World.
3. List and locate the map the Seven Modern Wonders of the World.
4. List and locate the map the Seven Wonders of the Medieval Mind.
5. List and locate the map the New Seven Wonders of the World.
What are your Seven Wonders of the World? Create a list of your natural or manmade wonders for the:
 World
 United States
 Your State
Compare your lists. Discuss why you selected your sites.
Extended Activity
Create a multimedia show of the Seven Wonders of the World to share.
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III. Geo-Questions - Geographic Theme: Place
Test your knowledge of East Asia with these questions.
1. Name the four major islands that make up Japan.
2. What political feature lies on the Korean Peninsula along the thirty-eighth
parallel?
3. Where will the 2008 Summer Olympic Games be held?
4. If you crossed China from east to west, how many times would you need to set
your watch to correspond to local time?
5. If, at the airport, you exchanged your money to won, in what country would you
have arrived?
6. Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City are landmarks of what city?
7. What is Japan's highest mountain?
8. Japan is most nearly equal in total area to which of the following states - Alaska,
Montana, or Georgia?
9. Zen Buddhism, sumo wrestling, and bonsai are part of the culture what country?
10. What are the main bodies of water that wash the shores of the Korean
Peninsula?
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ANSWERS
I.
Map Scraps
Map 3-5-1
1. Hanoi, Vietnam
2. Laos
3. Gulf of Tonkin (part of the
South China Sea)
4. China
5. Saigon (the former capital
of South Vietnam)
Map 3-5-2
1. Philippines
2. Manila
3. Australia
4. rice
5. Ferdinand Magellan
II.
Seven Wonders of the World
The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt are
the only ancient wonders still
standing.
III.
Geo-Questions
1. Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku,
and Kyushu
2. The border of North and South
Korea; also the DMZ
(demilitarized zone)
3. Beijing, China
4. none (all China is one time
zone and therefore has the
same time)
5. North or South Korea
6. Beijing, China
7. Mount Fuji, a 12,388 foot high
volcano
8. Montana (Japan's area is
145,809 sq. miles, Montana's
area is 147,138 sq. miles.)
9. Japan
10. Sea of Japan (East Sea),
Korean Strait, and the Yellow
Sea
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