Geography Bee Websites                     

 

Preparing for the National Geographic Bee

Tips & Techniques to Help Win the Geography Bee

http://geography.about.com/library/misc/blbee.htm

Mideast and Northern Africa Map-See if you can click and drag the correct names to fill in this map.

 http://www.rethinkingschools.org/just_fun/games/mapgame.html

 

Islands of the World

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_by_area

Previous Geography Quizzes

http://geography.about.com/library/quiz/blpreviss.htm

 

learningchannelFamily Education

http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0%2C1156%2C1-2501%2C00.html

Type the word geography in the search box to find games, maps, and printable worksheets.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/images/header_fpo.gif

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/index.html

 

 

My Wonderful World- (Holly’s site) Click on

Games and Cool Stuff.  Try the quizzes on current events!

Play GEOSPY to identify countries.

http://mywonderfulworld.org/games.html

 

about

http://geography.about.com/library/quiz/blcurrent.htm

 Peninsulas of the world   Read the list of peninsulas to get a sense of the languages of the regions; Find the largest ones!

http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/peninsula/peninsulas-of-the-world.html

http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Geography/  

 

 

National Geographic Society Daily Quiz

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/

 

WorldWise Quizzes or Go Coast to Coast Across the US

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/index.html

Geosense

http://www.geosense.net/

 

 

Countries of the World

http://www.listofcountriesoftheworld.com/

 

 Countries by Population

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population

 

 

 

World Atlas

http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/af.htm

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

FREE RICE  http://www.freerice.com/subjects.php?t=251496124496

Play geography game to donate rice to help world hunger!! Every correct answer earns rice grains!  The level of the game can be adjusted as you practice and learn more. 

State Nicknames

http://www.50states.com/bio/nickname1.htm

Where in the World game; identify countries on a world map

http://www.funschool.com/games_popup.php?g=1186

Subscription site:  Use at Parkside if you can’t get this at home.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography

Outline maps:  Practice labeling countries

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps

 

Geography Games (Niki R.’s site!)

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm

 

World Heritage Sites- Click on pictures to take you around the world.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25592974/nPage/2

 

UNESCO World Heritage Centre- List of 878 world cultural properties.  Click on site to get descriptions.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list

 

 

Factmonster:  maps, timelines, world stats, current events, wars, natural disasters, geography hall of fame, and more!!!

http://www.factmonster.com/world.html

 

World Geography Games (Ben’s favorite!!)

Click and learn website; turn on your sound!!  Progress through different levels as your knowledge increases!!

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/

 

 

Nations of the World;   Great site for capital cities, languages, currencies

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/index.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEST YOUR GEOGRAPHY KNOWLEDGE

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html

 

Climate Maps

http://www.climate-charts.com/climate-map.html

 

 

Maps of the World:  Different thematic maps of world—deserts, mountains, minerals, etc.  Great site for comparisons!!

http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-maps/

 

 

Infoplease:  world almanac, atlas, news summaries, more!!

http://www.infoplease.com/world.html

 

 

United States National Parks-

http://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm