Discovering the World: Exploring Geography

Discovering the World: Exploring Geography

Learning Objective

Understand the geography of the world, including continents, countries, and capitals.

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

What is Geography?

Geography is the study of the Earth's landscapes, environments, and the relationship between people and their environments.

Continents of the World

There are seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

Countries and Capitals

Each continent is made up of different countries, and each country has its own capital city.

Interactive Activity: Guess the Country

Show a map with a highlighted country and ask students to guess its name and capital.

Asking Questions about Continents

What are the seven continents of the world? Can you name a country in each continent?

Asking Questions about Countries

What is the capital of France? Can you name a country in South America?

Review and Recap

Recap the key points about continents, countries, and capitals. Encourage students to ask any remaining questions.

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.