Discovering the World: Geography Questions

Discovering the World: Geography Questions

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to ask and answer questions about the geography of the world, including continents, countries, and capitals.

What do you already know about the geography of the world?

Continent Inquiry

What are the seven continents of the world? Can you name them?

Country Quest

How many countries are there in the world? Can you name five countries and their capitals?

Capital Challenge

Do you know the capitals of the following countries: France, Japan, Australia, Brazil, and Egypt?

Exploring Continents

Choose a continent and find out its countries and capitals. Present your findings to the class.

Country Comparison

Compare the population and area of two different countries. What can you learn from the comparison?

Capitals Quiz

Test your knowledge with a capitals quiz. Can you match the countries with their respective capitals?

Geography Challenge

Create your own geography question about the world and ask a classmate to answer it.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.