The GCGC is a series of competitions, at the
school,
provincial, and national levels, designed to test
students’ knowledge and skills in
geography. Scholarships and other prizes will be
awarded to the top students.
The Level Two tests will be held in late January.
Here are some websites that will help Grades Seven and Eight students to prepare.
1. http://library.advanced.org/10157/
(site may be down temporarily)
Geo-Find: Allows
you to choose one of three skill levels to try
to find the locations
of countries, cities, rivers, and mountains.
Geo-Quest: “twenty-question”
style, but with only ten questions
- discover the
“mystery” animals from around the world
Geo-Tour: Earth’s
landmarks, for example, reversing river and
ancient cities
These interactive sites are lots of fun!
2. http://www.nationalgeographic.com
This is the National Geographic website. Try the “go to kids”
3. http://library.advanced.org/20035/newpage2.htm
(site may be
down temporarily)
This site has information about the earth’s crust.
This is a guide
on where to look for information on geography.
There are hundreds
of useful links to other geography
websites.
5. http://www.netcore.ca/~gibsonjs/dict1g5.htm
This site is a geographic dictionary.
6. http://faculty.acu.edu/~armstrongl/geography/geog.htm
This site has many useful geography links.
Go to: *geography games,
quizzes and trivia.
This site contains geography-related news, books and web resources.
Be sure to contact us if you know of other useful sites.
If you have comments or suggestions, email me at mrs_pilon@hotmail.com