![]() We have heard at geography/technology education conferences that teachers are interested in this, although it may seem daunting to create your own activities. We love the idea that you would use this activity format in your classroom. Start with Google’s own Google Earth tutorial. If you are not familiar with KML programming, the Web is packed with tutorials and advice to get you up to speed. If you are familiar with KML programming, then you can do many spectacular things with Google Earth, as you can see in Google Earth’s online community, as well as the many Google Earth and GIS blogs (such as Google Earth Blog and Using Google Earth) that have sprung up since its creation. We have some experienced Google Earth users here at National Geographic who also do KML programming-the script that Google Earth is programmed in. ![]() I wish there were an easy way to answer your question about how we created the Geography Awareness Quiz in Google Earth. My Wonderful World home | About My Wonderful World | Sign up for Updates Explore the world using Google Earth (an interactive 3-D model of the globe with high-resolution imagery) and find related classroom materials on Google’s new Educators site. Google Earth and Geography Awareness WeekĮducators, get a new perspective on the planet and the theme of this year’s Geography Awareness Week. New to Google Earth? Here’s a “Getting Started” user guide. (Double-clicking on an answer will “fly” you in to see that place up close.) Click on your answer to see if you are correct. In that folder there are ten questions–double-click each to expand it and see the answers. ![]() (Don’t have Google Earth? Get it here for free.)įirst, double-click on the quiz folder under “Places” in the left column of Google Earth. To play, download the Geography Awareness Quiz layer from Google Earth’s Geography Awareness Week page and open it in Google Earth to get started. How much do you know about our second largest continent? Can you tell Tripoli from Timbuktu, or the Nile from the Niger? Test your Africa IQ with this new Google Earth quiz from My Wonderful World.
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