If you are looking for a creative and no-prep, self contained for emergency sub resource for middle of high school to teach about world geography Map Labelling Challenge. This printable and digital activity works as bellringer or ongoing task to teach or assess your students about geographical knowledge locations from oceans to countries for your Geography program.
In this no prep lesson, Geographical Scavenger Hunt to identify continents, oceans, seas, mountains ranges, bays, gulfs, rivers, countries, latitude & longitude lines on world map and is suitable for students for a back to school tasks to to test and revise their geographical information.
Geographical Map Labelling Challenge
Objective: To enhance students' knowledge of the world's geography by identifying and naming various geographical features using a numbered world map.
Task:
Using the numbers as references, students must identify and label the following:
- Continents: All the continents marked on the map.
- Oceans: All the major oceans indicated.
- Rivers: Major rivers that are numbered.
- Mountain Ranges: Identify the mountain ranges marked on the map.
- Bays and Gulfs: Label the bays and gulfs indicated.
- Lines of Latitude & Longitude: Identify and label the major lines of latitude (e.g., Equator, Tropics) and longitude (e.g., Prime Meridian).
- Countries: Label as many countries as possible that are numbered on the map.
Resources includes
I like starting with them working singly to answer as many as they can, then moving on working in groups. Finally using an atlas to complete the sheet. Or you can use it as an ongoing start/end of lesson task for the first/last 5 minutes. Student love the challenge.
Extension Activities:
- Ask students to research and write a brief description of a geographical feature they found challenging to identify.
- Organize a group discussion where students can share interesting facts about a particular country or geographical feature they labeled.
- Encourage students to create a visual presentation or poster showcasing a specific continent and its unique geographical features.
This task promotes active learning as students engage with the map, utilize their geographical knowledge, and collaborate with peers to identify and label the world's major features.
Common Core
RH.6-8.7 Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
Australian Geography Curriculum link:
Challenges to food production, including land and water degradation, shortage of fresh water, competing land uses, and climate change, for Australia and other areas of the world (ACHGK063)
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