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GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world!

GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world! | Rhode Island Geography Education Alliance | Scoop.it
GeoGuessr is a geography game which takes you on a journey around the world and challenges your ability to recognize your surroundings.
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When I was a child I used to wonder if woke up somewhere far from home, would I be able to know where I was just by looking at the places around me (I was a geo-geek from way back when).  GeoGuessr is the closest thing to finding yourself lost in the world and needing to figure out where you are without being wisked away.  GeoGuessr will display 5 locations in GoogleMaps "StreetView" and you have to guess where the images are located.  You can pan and zoom in the StreetView to explore the landscape and find more context clues as to where that location is.  It is a fantastic exploration exercise.   

Tags: landscape, place, trivia.

Matleena Laakso's curator insight, October 5, 2014 4:55 AM

Tämä on hauska, muutaman kerran on tullut "pelattua".

Alex Smiga's curator insight, September 7, 2015 4:36 PM

Cool game that drops you down somewhere random in the world on street view, then asks you to guess where in the world you are

Christopher Galindo's curator insight, September 3, 2023 10:07 PM

Una herramienta muy divertida para enseñar a los alumnos acerca de la geografía del mundo. Este juego utiliza los mapas de Google para mostrar lugares icónicos que los estudiantes reconocen y los reta a ubicar en un mapa dónde están localizados.

 

#Geografía #Mapas #Secundaria  #Gamificación

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President Obama on Geography Education

President Obama participated in this year's National Geographic Bee to to "celebrate the important role that geography plays in all our lives."  During that event he made a statement that I think geographers should use more.  Go to 0:45-1:10 in the video clip to hear this message or see the transcript below. 


"The study of geography is about more than just memorizing places on a map. It's about understanding the complexity of our world, appreciating the diversity of cultures that exists across continents. And in the end, it's about using all that knowledge to help bridge divides and bring people together."   


-President Barack Obama


Tags: Geography, GeographyEducation, video, geo-inspiration.

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Restoring Geography in America

Restoring Geography in America | Rhode Island Geography Education Alliance | Scoop.it
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