Congratulations to the School Finalists!

Congratulations to the Team Finalists

for the WJJMS Geographic Bee

Beta Team:  Andrew Smith

Omega Team: Ian Domeika & Lexi Dean (a tie!)

Sigma:  Matt Voiland

Alpha: Ted Chesnes

Zeta Mu:  Wyatt Barbabosa

Pi:  Dylan Rosenthal and Alex Turner (a tie on Pi!)

The School Wide Finals for the National Geographic Bee will be held in the Media Center on Tuesday, December 16^th at 2:15

Here is the announcement and the permission slip to stay after school:

SCHOOL FINALS ANNOUNCEMENT AND PERMISSION SLIP

ANSWERS TO STUDY GUIDE

For those of you who received a copy of the study guide practice set, here are the answers. These are NOT ones that will be on the Bee next week, but they are similar to the types of questions you will see.  Sometimes a question will appear on the Bee, but the answer choices will be different.  It is important to look for the geographic clues in the question and not get bogged down with extraneous material.

Round 2 -- U.S. Cities
1. Maine
2. Indiana
3. Georgia
4. North Carolina
5. Wisconsin
6. Kentucky
7. Oregon
8. South Carolina
9. Pennsylvania
10. Illinois

3. US City Comparisons
1. Madison, WI
2. Memphis, TN
4. Boise, ID
5. New Orleans, LA
6. Honolulu, HI
7. Buffalo, NY
8. St. Louis, MO
9. Oakland, CA
10. Seattle, WA

4 -- Odd Item Out
1. Louisiana
2. Virginia
3. Ohio
4. Tennessee
5. Vermont
6. Pennsylvania
7. Utah
8. Kentucky
9. Idaho

5 -- Continents
1. Europe
2. Australia
3. Asia
4. Africa
5. Australia
6. North America
7. Asia
8. South America
9. Europe
10. Antarctica
11. South America

6 -- World's Largest Cities
1. Democratic Republic of the Congo
2. Chile
3. Malaysia
4. Vietnam
5. Nigeria
6. Japan
7. Iran
8. Argentina
9. Iraq
10. Italy

7 -- Cultural Geography
1. Bangladesh
2. Netherlands
3. Mexico
4. Morocco
5. Russia
6. Japan
7. Australia
8. Costa Rica
9. Bolivia
10. Libya

Day 4 Geo Bee Practice

National Geographic is the host of the National Geographic Bee. They have so many practice pages, activities, maps, etc. to help you be ready for the Bee.  Some of these have been done with your teacher, but check out some of the other activities here:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/study-corner/


Here are the National Geographic Geo Challenge app, too:  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/apps/


Videos from past national finals are online!  Some are here, if you are interested:  http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/geobee2013-final-vin

Day 3 for Geography Bee Practice

In order to prepare for the geo bee, here are some helpful resources!

You may check here for new challenge questions!  There are also many resources on: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/

Don't be like these adults who don't know much about geography....




If you are into Apps, this site lists some good geography resources:

http://blog.remind101.com/post/67773059941/around-the-world-in-five-apps

Are you into games? Check this one out:

http://games.co.za/topography?utm-content=buffer9be68&utm-source=buffer&utm-medium=facebook&utm-campaign=buffer

This page on National Geographic has some cool interactive maps.

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/interactive-map/?ar_a=1

Day 2 for Geo Practice!

You may wish to print out these World Geography terms from Quizlet -- the work has already been done for you!


http://quizlet.com/4672912/geo-bee-sample-questions-the-world-flash-cards/

Fact Monster has a daily Geo Quiz that you may try. The answers come up automatically so you know right way if you have them correct or not:  http://www.factmonster.com/quizzes/geobee3/1.html

Geography Bee Practice

Hello!  Please bookmark this page to prepare yourself for the WJJMS Geography Bee!  

The classroom bees will be held December 8-10th, with our School Finals on December 16th.  

To prepare for the Bee, National Geographic has a daily Geo Bee Challenge.  How well did you do on these practice questions? 

 CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE DAILY CHALLENGE