Passport to Geography | Learning Activity

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The Passport to Geography learning activity provides an introduction to basic geography concepts. It’s an ideal activity to do at the start of the school year to activate students’ prior knowledge and introduce essential new concepts. 

Activity Details

Subject: Geography

Grade Levels: Secondary I and II

Duration: One or two 75-minute periods

Objectives:  Reactivate students’ knowledge of various basic concepts in geography:

  • Reading a geographic map
  • Oceans and continents
  • Geography of Quebec and Canada
  • The compass rose and cardinal points
  • Geographical coordinates
  • Time zones
     
Passport to Geography.