Geography Webquest

Introduction

This WebQuest is a fun way for you to review geography terms while learning some fun facts about our amazing world! There are two goals:  

  1. You will explain physical and human characteristics of places and regions.

  2. You will Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts in order to answer questions.

Task

Some prompts will require you to answer a question. Use the resource provided to answer the question using a complete sentence. Other prompts will ask you to play a game. Try your best and be honest about your results. The goal is to review and study the terms. Other prompts will ask to you label or write a definition. You do not need to use complete sentences for these prompts, but should use correct spellings and capitalization.  

Process

The Oceans

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  1. What percentage of the surface of the earth is covered by the world’s oceans?



 

  1. What are oceans?



 

  1. What percentage of oceans has man explored?



 

  1. What percentage of life is made up of aquatic life forms?



 

  1. Where do the ocean's contaminants come from?



 

 

The Continents

www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/continent-facts.html

  1. How many continents and oceans are on our earth?



 

  1. What are the names of the continents?



 

  1. What is the largest continent by population? How many people live there?



 

  1. Why is the continent Oceania also referred to as Australia?



 

  1. Name one other fact from this resource that you found interesting.



 

 

Africa

www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/africa-facts.html

  1. How many countries are in Africa?



 

  1. What is the largest country in Africa?



 

  1. What is an archipelago? Which African country is an archipelago?



 

  1. What is the longest river in the world and how many countries does it pass through?



 

  1. What does it mean for a country to be landlocked?



 

Geography Terms

www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/75.asp

Play the matching game. Record your results here:

First Attempt:

____/24

 

Second Attempt:

____/24

 

Map Skills

www.nsms6thgradesocialstudies.weebly.com/map--geography-skills.html

Scroll down to The World’s Geography heading. Write the definition of each term below.

 

Compass Rose -

Symbols - 

Legend - 

Lines of Longitude - 

Lines of Latitude - 

Scale - 

Labels - 

Absolute Location - 

Relative Location -

 

Label each of the following maps using a word from the word box

Thematic Political Physical
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 2.

 3. 

 

 

 

 

Evaluation



Rubric:

4: 

Correct, Complete, Detailed

 

100%

3: 

Correct, Complete

 

90%

2: 

Mostly correct, Complete

 

80%

1:

Somewhat correct, Mostly Complete

70%

0:

Mostly Incomplete, Mostly Incorrect

 

50%

All information is correct.

 

All parts are complete.

 

Details have been incorporated.

All information is correct.

 

All parts are complete.

Most information is correct.

 

All parts are complete

Information is somewhat correct.

 

Most Parts are complete

Information is mostly incorrect.

 

Most parts are incomplete
Conclusion

This WebQuest has provided you with an opportunity to review the chapter's terms and key ideas. You are now ready to ace the test!

Credits

Africa Facts for Kids | Africa for Kids | Geography | Travel | People. (n.d.). http://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/africa-facts.html

Continent Facts | The 7 Continents of the World | Fun Facts for Kids. (n.d.). http://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/continent-facts.html

Geography vocabulary - land forms - Elementary Social studies lessons & tests - My Schoolhouse - online learning. (n.d.). Copyright � 1999-2018 Educational Designers, All Rights Reserved. http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/75.asp

Map & Geography skills. (n.d.). 6th Grade Social Studies. http://www.nsms6thgradesocialstudies.weebly.com/map--geography-skills.h…

Ocean Facts. (n.d.). Copyright 2005-, softschools.com. http://www.softschools.com/facts/geography/oceans_facts/834/