Globe Trotter - The World Geography Game
This game gets students excited about exploring world geography. Through moving around the board and answering (or researching) geography trivia, students see how big, diverse, and exciting their world is.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to understand the importance of environments, including natural vegetation and water sources to animals and people.
- We are learning to understand the main characteristics of the continents of Africa and South America and the location of their major countries in relation to Australia.
- We are learning to understand the influence of people, including First Nations Australians and people in other countries, on the characteristics of a place.
- We are learning to understand the influence of people on the environmental characteristics of places in Europe and North America and the location of their major countries in relation to Australia.
- We are learning to understand the geographical diversity of the Asia region and the location of its major countries in relation to Australia.
- We are learning to understand differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics of countries across the world.
- We are learning to understand the world’s cultural diversity, including that of its Indigenous peoples.
Curriculum alignment
AC9HS4K05
9
The importance of environments, including natural vegetation and water sources, to people and animals in Australia and on another continent
AC9HS5K04
9
The influence of people, including First Nations Australians and people in other countries, on the characteristics of a place
AC9HS6K04
9
The geographical diversity and location of places in the Asia region, and its location in relation to Australia
ACHASSK140
8.4
The world’s cultural diversity, including that of its indigenous peoples
ACHASSK139
8.4
Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics of countries across the world
ACHASSK111
8.4
The influence of people on the environmental characteristics of places in Europe and North America and the location of their major countries in relation to Australia
ACHASSK087
8.4
The main characteristics of the continents of Africa and South America and the location of their major countries in relation to Australia
GE2-3
old
Examines differing perceptions about the management of places and environments
GE2-2
old
Describes the ways people, places and environments interact
GE2-1
old
Examines features and characteristics of places and environments
GE2-4
old
Acquires and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry
GE3-3
old
Compares and contrasts influences on the management of places and environments
GE3-2
old
Explains interactions and connections between people, places and environments
GE3-1
old
Describes the diverse features and characteristics of places and environments
GE3-4
old
Acquires, processes and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry
VCGGK091
Location of the major countries of Europe and North America, in relation to Australia and their major characteristics including the influence of people on the environmental characteristics of places in at least two countries from both continents
VCGGK093
Differences in the demographic, economic, social and cultural characteristics of countries across the world
VCGGK097
Factors that influence people’s awareness and opinion of places
VCGGK077
Location of major countries of Africa and South America in relation to Australia and their major characteristics including the types of vegetation and native animals in at least two countries for both continents
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
Differentiation
Modifications
In earlier years, students can be paired to work as a team to answer trivia, and given an atlas or access to a tablet. Time to answer each question should still be capped to keep the game moving.