I am a geography teacher with 36 years experience in Years 7 to 12 in high schools in New South Wales and Western Australia. I am now retired but maintain a strong interest in producing resources for the subject for which I have a passion.
This shop features a range of geography resources suitable for upper primary school and high school. Free resources are available for you to use within your school to trial the quality of my work.
I am a geography teacher with 36 years experience in Years 7 to 12 in high schools in New South Wales and Western Australia. I am now retired but maintain a strong interest in producing resources for the subject for which I have a passion.
This shop features a range of geography resources suitable for upper primary school and high school. Free resources are available for you to use within your school to trial the quality of my work.
Geography in the News is a quiz that is based on news of the week from a geographic perspective. This quiz will suit students from upper primary school to upper high school.
The quiz is made up of five mapping questions plus fifteen multiple choice questions + answers. The quiz is a PDF that you can download and print for your classes. The quiz is coloured but will photocopy well as b/w.
How are schools using Geography in the News?
As a quiz that can be completed in as little as 6 minutes.
Group research.
As homework exercises that students can research the answers from a range
of news websites.
Weekly group competitions within the class over a term or the year.
Weekly school geography competitions to promote the subject.
As a discussion starter.
In whatever way Geography in the News is being used it has been seen to engage students in Geography and improve their geographic knowledge by taking them beyond the classroom.
A weekly version of the Geography In the News quiz for Australian schools is available by subscription from my geographyfocus.com website.
Comments from teachers using the quiz:
“… I have received only positive feedback from my Geography teachers. The students look forward to it each week and it has motivated them to become more aware of world events and current affairs. It doesn’t take too long before they make an effort to watch the news in order to win the title of Geo Hero for the week”
“Fantastic idea. My students have become so engaged with world news and learning how geography is applied in the real world”.
Geography in the News … a great way to engage your students with the world of Geography outside the classroom!
This is a free copy of my weekly Geography in the News quiz. Feel free to trial it with your classes, share it with other teachers at your school or colleagues at other schools. A new quiz will available for purchase each Sunday, from next week, at a low price of ÂŁ1.
Questions focus on global news of the previous week from a geographic perspective. This quiz will suit students from upper primary school to upper high school.
The quiz has two pages with five mapping questions and 15 multiple choice questions.
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The quiz is a PDF that you can download and print for your classes. The quiz is coloured but will photocopy well as b/w.
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How are schools using Geography in the News?
As a quiz that can be completed in as little as 6 minutes.
Group research.
As homework exercises that students can research the answers from a range
of news websites.
Weekly group competitions within the class over a term or the year.
Weekly school geography competitions to promote the subject.
As a discussion starter.
​
In whatever way Geography in the News is being used it has been seen to engage students in Geography and improve their geographic knowledge by taking them beyond the classroom.
An Australian version of the quiz is available by yearly subscription - visit my GeographyFocus website.
