Stage 4

World Geography

Gears 1 & 2
Locate the United States on a world map. 
Locate the Americas on a map of continents. Locate each continent and label on this map.

Gears 1-8
Color a flag from your adopted country. Download the black and white flag (3 sizes available) for coloring. Don't forget to color both sides.
                      On the day of the race, watch for your country's athlete and wave the flag to encourage him on to victory!
Make a sign or banner to hold for the athletes' warm-up during the Stage 3 event in Farmington. Visit Stage 5 for language resources if you
                      plan to use your country's language.
Visit this eMints page for lots of continent resources.

Gears 3-6
Learn about healthy food around the world while playing Food Force One. Write a paragraph or make a poster explaining what you know about
                      combination foods.
Visit Map Match to learn about different types of maps used all over the world. 
Fun Brain's Where Is That? game will help you learn world-wide locations. Challenge your friends to a match!

Gears 4-8
Gear Up! Concept Map and Google Earth activity
 Find out about your country's climate at World Climates.
Practice your geography knowledge at FE Kids. Try Geography: easy  medium  hard
Gears 6-8
Gear Up! Regions of the United States: A Geographic Perspective.

Map and Environmental Activities
CyberChase your way through mazes and learn directions North, South, East and West.
Can you choose ways to not impact the world's environment? Go to Errand Run to find out!
Learn how to read a topographical map at Web Rangers. Try Map Match, too!
How would you like to make the Earth's weather? Here's your chance!


Map Resources:               EduPlace  

Flag Resources:               Flags of the World 
 
Country Resources:        Fact Monster   Xpeditions   World Factbook   Geographia

Interactive Resources:    3-6 Student Interactives  Web Rangers