Geography Fun Cool Activities & Projects for Young Explorers

by Rhatigan, Joe; Smith, Heather

• ISBN13: 9781579904340
• ISBN10: 1579904343
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Lark Books

Summary

How did early explorers keep from getting hopelessly lost? Where is the center of the world? What does a cow in Finland sound like? Want the answers? Check inside, and soon you'll be doing cool things that will help you experience geography like never before! Map your friend's face, predict the weather, and find out if you have what it takes to pass your own country's citizenship quiz. Search for eco-invaders in your backyard, or turn tomorrow's trash into treasure. You'll never look at Earth the same way again! Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(5)
What is geography for, anyway?
Where in the World Are You?	11	(22)
Explore the world! Prove the world is round
Travel with ancient explorers
Celebrate your birthday twice in two days
And much, much more!
Maps, Maps, & Even More Maps	33	(29)
Become a cartographer in one day
Map your friend's face! Meet a guy with no head and a face on his chest
And much, much more!
We Are Different; We Are the Same	62	(23)
Learn what a cow sounds like in Finland
Find out where your stuff comes from
Make after-school snacks from around the world
And much, much more!
The Earth Shapes You	85	(24)
Predict the weather
Investigate why your hometown is where it is
Snack on a mega-continent that's billions of years old
And---you guessed it---much, much more!
You Shape the Earth	109	(31)
Become a solar chef
Turn tomorrow's trash into treasure
Fight injustice
Figure out where all those rabbits came from
And, yes, much, much more!
Templates	140	(2)
A Note to Educators and Parents	142	(1)
Acknowledgments	143	(1)
Index	144