Interesting geography questions. Quiz topic: geography. task Geographic warm-up
Interesting geography. Event for grade 10
Goals and objectives: continue teaching children to use the knowledge gained in the classroom, develop their geographical memory, and revive the learning process; to increase the interest of children in the study of geography, to continue the formation of the ability to think creatively and outside the box, to work in a group, to continue the formation of the ability to work with different sources geographic information.
Organization: preparation for the event takes no more than 1 week, the teacher divides the children into teams, asks the children to choose a captain, come up with a team name and its presentation. Task cards are prepared in advance, scoreboards are drawn on the board, politicians are hung up - administrative map world, one co-facilitator may be chosen to assist the teacher.
1st game "Warm-up"
Teams greet each other, present the name of the team, introduce the captain, say wishes to the opposing team.
2nd game "Countries and peoples"
The teams are asked questions in turn, if the team finds it difficult to answer, the right to answer goes to the opposing team. The correct answer is 1 point.
name the only country in the world, occupying an entire continent. (Australia)
Which country National flag white with a red circle - the Sun - in the middle? (Japan)
Which states are located in the northern and southern hemispheres at the same time? The question is asked to both teams.(Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Gabon, Congo, Zaire, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Indonesia)
What countries are located in different parts of the world? The question is asked to both teams (Russian Federation, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Denmark)
In which country the largest number lakes? (RF)
In which country does the most long river Europe? (RF-Volga)
How many times in Russia can you meet New Year?(10 times)
Which European country does not have land borders? (Iceland)
What is the state of Europe, most of whose territory is located on the peninsula, and the capital is on the island? (Denmark, on the Jutland Peninsula, Copenhagen - the capital on the island of Zeeland)
Name the most northern country in continental Europe. (Norway)
Which country is home Olympic Games? (Greece)
Name the archipelago country located on 4 major islands and almost 4,000 shallow Pacific? (Japan)
The largest country in Africa? (Sudan)
Most large state V South America? (Brazil)
Which country in Africa has the largest population? (Nigeria)
Country home of the carnival? (Italy)
Which country is called the "banker" of Europe? (Switzerland)
Which country is called the dairy farm of Europe? (Switzerland)
Which country is called the forest shop of Europe? (Finland)
In what country was the steam locomotive and subway born? (Great Britain)
Is the country the leader in the production of olive oil? (Spain)
Is the country the world leader in growing and harvesting cotton? (China)
Which country is the world leader in the cultivation and export of cocoa? (Brazil)
Is the country the birthplace of judo? (Japan)
3rd game "Geography in verse"
The teams are asked questions in turn, the correct answer is 1 point, in case of an incorrect answer to the question, the right to answer passes to the other team.
The pressure in the atmosphere has decreased, the air goes on the offensive.
It will run at a high speed, rain in summer, and snowfall in winter.
(Cyclone)
The pressure is high, the air is dry, the wind is weak, peace and quiet.
In winter, with the sun, a strong frost, in the summer, a “clear” forecast is issued.
(Anticyclone)
I was once resin, flowed from the cracks of the trunks,
It sparkled in the sun at times and froze with a sticky tear.
(Amber)
Plants grew in the swamp. Now it is fuel and fertilizer.
(Peat)
The rock of the mountain kingdom of spar, mica and quartz.
(Granite)
For lightness in alloys is given, the power of the aircraft is created.
It is malleable and plastic, this silver metal is perfectly forged.
(Aluminum)
In Egypt, in Palestine, in Algeria he lives -
The most ancient Muslim, hardy people.
(Arabs)
In that state, rains and fogs, rain, like from a sieve, pours, drizzles,
Well, and the fogs are thicker than sour cream - you hang your hat in the air - it hangs!
(England)
It is unlikely that anyone will tame the largest beast in the world:
Half a tail - in Turkey, half a tail - in Syria, and the nose sticks out of Iraq!
(River - Tigra)
A river flows in the open, the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov waters,
Along its banks Tula, Voronezh, Rostov.
(Don)
This capital is on the Tiber, a river not far from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
(Rome)
I stand on the Vltava with the golden-domed capital.
(Prague)
I am a fisherman city, a sailor city,
Petersburg winter window. Tell me who am I?
(Murmansk)
I am a regional city above the Kuban - the river.
(Krasnodar)
4th game "Geographic puzzles"
Teams receive cards with tasks, each correct task - 1 point, the first team to complete the puzzle gets an extra point.
Pro first we all heard from childhood, because it is a planet of the solar system.
in winter second they are cut down in the spruce forest, then brightly dressed up for the holiday.
A whole There is city , major port in France where their Rhone flows
First, guys, this is a forest, the one where only pine trees reach the sky.
A second- as anyone wants - there is the first note in the scale.
Yet together- this is a city, but not Russian,
Not English, not German, but French.
Three words are built in order: first- a hundred beds.
Second - in the natural there is a cell, it stores the signs of ancestors.
Third - in the pond and in the swamp, bogged down to the ears, you will find.
All together these concepts are the name of the country in the New World.
Start words - on the face, the game " Go" east - at the end.
Now, whoever turns the globe will find the answer in Scotland.
Start words - a type of ditch (cross out the letter on the right in it),
Second part - a large scarf. Answer - city near Moscow.
Start- assertion in middle - negation,
End -« I" pronoun, and All - country name.
First - flying water, you will always meet in the Russian bath.
A second - there are brand cars from the Russian fleet.
Yet together - the famous capital that expats from all over the world dream about.
The last letter of the alphabet open word and closed.
A between them without a trace there is a horse that is small.
You must know this word: it is the name of the country.
Start words are pronouns that the upstart screams without hesitation.
What's in end- then everyone puts on, that clothes are sleeveless.
Together - then the island is very hot, the sun shines brightly in the skies there.
Start the word gives light, it flows through the wires.
After union, and "O" an excuse that you could learn at school.
Folded in single particles, know famous capital.
1-Marseille, 2-Bordeaux, 3-Argentina, 4-Glasgow, 5-Roshal, 6-Denmark, 7-France, 8-Japan, 9-Jamaica, 10-Tokyo.
5th game "Countries in words"
Guess the words in which this or that country is spread. Correctly solved rebus - 5 points, for each incorrect answer, the score is reduced by 0.5 points. Take no more than 5 minutes to decide.
Guess the words in which the territory of the United States is hidden
1 S _ Sh A - the opposite body of water
2S _ Sh A - the same as Shura
3.S _ Sh _ A - a dry relative of the bagel.
4._ S W _ A - a girl with a plush skirt
5.S _ _ Sh _ A - haste in business
6._ _ C_ W _ A - live incubator
(1-land, 2-Sasha, 3-drying, 4-Ksyusha, 5-hurry, 6-layer)
What words fit Chinese People's Republic?
1.K _ N _ R _ - dog house.
2.K _ N _ _ R _ - Australian marsupial jumper.
3.K _ N _ _ _ P - The arithmetic mean of a man and a horse 4.K _ N _ R _ _ _ - A large convention or parliament in the USA 5.K _ N _ _ _ R _ - a can for gasoline 6.K _ N _ R _ _ _ _ - southern yellow bird 7.K _ N _ _ _ _ _ P - candlestick for several candles. 8.K _ N _ _ _ _ R _ _ - paper department of the institution.
(1-kennel, 2-kangaroo, 3-centaur, 3-centaur, 4-congress, 5-canister, 6-canary, 7-candelabra, 8-office)
6th game "Nominal geography"
The teams are asked questions in turn, the correct answer is 1 point, if the team finds it difficult to answer, the right to answer goes to the opposing team.
Where are located?
State of Lara? (Venezuela, South America)
City of Lida (Belarus)
Lena river? (RF- Eastern Siberia)
Yana River? (RF - Yakutia)
City of Nina (Ireland)
Lake Harry? (North America)
Vladimir city? (Russian Federation on the Klyazma River)
City of Olga (Russian Federation, Primorsky Territory)
Lake Wanda? (Antarctica)
Mount Ida? (Crete)
City of Leon? (Spain)
City of Milan? (Italy)
City of Martin? ( Slovakia)
Sofia City? (Bulgaria)
City of Adelaide? (Australia)
River Magdalena? (Colombia - South America)
Game 7 "Geo Anagrams"
Teams are offered to guess anagrams, each correctly guessed anagram is 1 point, the first team to complete the task receives an additional point.Rearrange the letters to make it questioned word
ARBA - nationality
THE WALL - the House of Parliament in the United States
GODS - desert in Asia
Sparkle - an island in the Mediterranean
ISLAND - the city of the "Golden Ring"
SHIRT - a city in Uzbekistan
IGRA - the capital of the Baltic States
PLUM - a river in Poland
NADUI - the river of Europe
MAP - a state in Southwest Asia
JURA MAL is a state in Latvia
DNO - a river in the European part of Russia
Penal - a state in South Asia
SALO is a state in Indonesia
ZINA + TANYA - a state in Africa
Arab, Senate, Gobi, Corsica, Rostov, Bukhara, Riga, Vistula, Danube, Qatar, Jurmala, Don, Nepal, Laos, Tanzania
8th game "Who lives in the city?"
The teacher asks the teams questions in turn, the correct answer is 1 point, if the team has difficulties with the answer, the right to answer goes to the opposing team.
Muscovites live in Moscow, Odessans live in Odessa, Japanese live in Japan, but try to determine where they live:
Omsk - (in Omsk, RF)
Kuryans - (in Kursk, RF)
Mancunians - (Manchester, UK)
Donetsk - (Donetsk, Ukraine)
Paleshane - (Palekh, Russian Federation)
Chelny - (Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan)
Monegasque - (Monaco, Europe)
Varna - (Varna, Bulgaria)
Tomici - (Tomsk, RF)
Smolyan - ( Smolensk, RF)
This quiz will be useful for teachers, parents and all those who organize leisure activities with children.
Questions on the topic Geography for high school students
1. What Island state off the coast of America is a territory freely attached to the United States? (Puerto Rico)
2. Which country does the Commander Islands belong to? (Russia)
3. What was the name of the atoll in pacific ocean on which the Americans tested the hydrogen bomb? (Bikini)
4. What is the name of the island that Christopher Columbus called Hispaniola now? (Haiti)
5. How many seas washes the coast of Turkey? (Four seas: Black, Marmara, Mediterranean and Aegean)
6. What oceans does the Suez Canal connect? (Indian and Atlantic)
7. Name the most big lake both Americas? (Upper)
8. Which African river has the most large swimming pool second only to the South American Amazon? (Congo River)
9. What is the name of the most big desert Eurasia? (Gobi)
10. What is the largest sea in the world? (Sargasso)
11. Name the most large peninsula in Europe? (Scandinavian)
12. What is the old name of the Ural River? (Yaik - until 1775)
13. What continent are they on? Rocky Mountains? (North America)
14. On what island, according to ancient Greek legend, was the labyrinth of the Minotaur? (On Crete)
15. Which islands are separated by the La Perouse Strait? (Sakhalin Island and japanese island Hokkaido)
16. On which lake is the island of Kizhi - a monument wooden architecture? (On Onega lake in Karelia)
17. On the border of which two countries is Mount Everest (Chomolungma)? (Nepal and China)
18. What was the name of the ancient single continent from which all continents were formed? (Pangaea)
19. What is the name of the largest peninsula in the world? (Arabian)
20. What is the name of the greatest of the alpine lakes of our planet? (Lake Titicaca in South America, on the border of Bolivia and Peru)
21. On the shore of which lake is the ancient Russian city of Rostov the Great? (Lake Nero in the Yaroslavl region)
22. Name the strait between mainland South America and the archipelago Tierra del Fuego. (Strait of Magellan)
23. Name the largest island mediterranean sea? (Sicily. Territory of Italy)
24. What is the name of the island, which in 1811 was discovered by the expedition of Gedenshtorm, in 1902 the geologist Tol re-discovered, but the expedition of Academician Samoylovich, specially organized in 1937, could not find it? (Sannikov Land)
25. Name of what big desert China is translated into Russian as; "Who gets here always disappears"? (Takla Makan)
26. What straits separate the European and Asian parts of Turkey? (Bosphorus and Dardanelles)
27. Between what seas does Asia Minor lie? (Between the Black and Mediterranean Seas)
28. What territory did the UK return to China in 1997? (The Hong Kong peninsula (Chinese name Xianggang) was a British colony for 155 years)
29. What is the name main island Japan? (Honshu)
30. What is the largest island in Europe? (Great Britain)
31. They can take the form of an arch, wing, dome, pyramid, table, and their largest draft can be more than half a kilometer. What is it about? (About icebergs)
32. The name of which islands literally translates as "Turtle Islands"? ( Galapagos Islands in the South China Sea)
33. The Sandwich Islands archipelago consists of twenty-four islands: Mauk, Mol okai, Oahu and so on. What is the name of the largest of the Sandwich Islands? (Hawaii. The Sandwich Islands are otherwise called Hawaiian)
34. Mount Tonga is only slightly inferior to Everest: its height is 8,690 meters. However, it does not appear among the eight-thousanders of the Earth, and the climbers did not make a single attempt to conquer it. Why? (She is underwater in the Pacific Ocean)
35. Most high mountain in the world can be considered the Muna Kea volcano. Its base is under water at a depth of 5,500 meters, and the top rises to four thousand three hundred meters above sea level. The total distance between the sole and the top is 9,800 meters. On which islands is this volcano located? (in Hawaiian)
36. What port is called the "ocean gate" of our country? (Port city of Nakhodka in Primorsky Krai)
37. What lands of Ukraine are named after the trees that grow there? (Bukovina)
38. Which cities have the word "salt" in their names? (Sol-Iletsk ( Orenburg region), Solvychegorsk ( Arhangelsk region), Solikamsk and Usolye ( Perm region), Usolie-Sibirskoe ( Irkutsk region), Soltsy (Novgorod region), Sol (Donetsk region, Ukraine), Staraya Sol ( Lviv region, Ukraine))
39. What famous mountain range and river have the same name? (Ural)
Interesting facts from the geography of different countries:
- The coldest capital in the world is Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
- 336 rivers flow into Lake Baikal, and only one flows out (Angara)
- The Kingdom of Tonga is the only monarchy in Oceania
- The Trans-Siberian Railway crosses exactly 3901 bridges
- The Philippines archipelago consists of 7107 islands.
- Less than 1 percent Caribbean inhabited
- Iran's flag repeats "Allah Akbar" 22 times
- 7 most big countries of the world (Russia, Canada, USA, China, Australia, Brazil and Argentina) occupy half of the entire land mass of the planet
- There are 5 states in Europe that border only one other state - Portugal, Denmark, San Marino, Vatican City and Monaco
- The eruption of the Mexican volcano Paricutin lasted 9 years (from 1943 to 1952). During this time, the cone of the volcano rose by 2774 meters
- On central square the Canadian town of Glendon is dominated by its official symbol - a dumpling 9 meters high and weighing 2700 kg
- The London equivalent of New York's Wall Street is called Lombard Street.
- In the state of Togo, a man who compliments a woman is obliged to marry her.
- Five New York boroughs: Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan
- There is not a single desert in Europe. This is the only part of the world where there are no deserts.
- Japan has over 3900 islands.
- Of the 25 highest peaks in the world, 19 are in the Himalayas
- The Ganges has the largest delta of all rivers.
- In the USA, there are as many as 3 cities in Peru and 9 more Parises
- Most small state– Vatican - 44 hectares
- A state that occupies an entire continent - Australia
- The largest island nation is Indonesia
- Mainland with the most borders - Africa-108
- The longest border between neighboring states –
8963 km, between the US and Canada - The most multinational and multilingual state of India - more than 500 nationalities and tribes speak more than 800 languages and 1600 dialects
- The highest birth rate in Africa
- Highest death rate in Africa
- The most populous capital is Tokyo - 25.8 million people
- The richest monarch of our time is the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Muda Hassanal Bolkiyah Muizzaddin Waddaulah
(in his palace - 1778 rooms) - In 1974, in Argentina, after the death of her husband, the world's first female president became
Maria Estela Martinez de Peron - The world's oldest constitution, still in force today, is the United States Bill of Rights, adopted in 1789.
- Countries that do not have a constitution at all - Israel, Lebanon, New Zealand, Oman and UK.
- The North Pole is the only point in the northern hemisphere that does not participate in the daily rotation of the Earth around its axis. There is no change of day and night, no longitude, no east, west or north direction.
- At the equator, day is always equal to night, and the Sun is at its zenith twice a year (on the day of the spring and on the day of the autumn equinox).
- On the edge of the Sahara locals build their houses underground. Here they find fresh water and a safe haven from sandstorms.
- Singapore can be traveled from end to end by subway. The territory of this country is stretched from north to south for 23 km, from west to east for 42 km. The total length of metro lines is 67 km. The local subway is the most modern in the world.
- White night is observed in latitudes where the midday height of the Sun above the horizon is less than 18˚, i.e. less than that altitude at which astronomical twilight ends. Particularly bright nights at latitudes from 59 to 66.5˚, where the midnight height of the Sun is less than 8 degrees.
- 450 km. north of the capital of Namibia lies Hoba, the largest meteorite on Earth. Its weight is about 50 tons.
- The largest fruit in the world - the fruit of the Seychellois palm tree Coco de Mer weighs about 20 kg.
Material Description: I offer you the development of the quiz game "Experts in geography". This development is for geography teachers. The quiz game can be played on extracurricular activities by geography or by subject week.
The event is designed for a team of students in grades 6-8. The purpose of the event: repetition of the material covered in a playful way. Assess the knowledge and skills of students in the field of geography. Expanding the horizons of students and developing a cognitive interest in the study of geography.
Quiz for students in grades 6-8 "Connoisseurs of geography"
Form of holding: game - quiz "Experts in geography"
The game consists of 9 contests. The composition of the team is combined: 1 student from the 6th grade, 1 student from the 7th grade and 2 students from the 8th grade. The composition of the team is determined by lot (students take out cards with the team number). There are boards with team numbers on the tables.
Teacher. I am glad to welcome you to the Geography Connoisseurs quiz game. Three national teams are taking part in today's game. Each team has 4 participants - 1 student of the 6th grade, 1 student of the 7th grade and 2 students of the 8th grade.
The competition has a jury consisting of:
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Game conditions:
Teacher. In order for all players to take part in the game, tasks will be given to teams by class, for example: “Team members of the 6th grade answer the question”, etc. If a student in that class did not answer a given question, or gave an incorrect answer, and the team knows the correct answer, the team may answer, but only half of the assigned points will be awarded for the answer. At the end of the game, the scores are summed up, the best team of geography experts is announced and awarded.
Please choose a team captain. Captains draw lots and determine the number of your team. Teams are defined, I wish you all good luck!
And we will start our game with a geographical warm-up:
1 task Geographic warm-up:
Teacher. Team 1 starts the game. Representatives of the teams in turn (6,7,8 cells)
approach the map and show the geographic features that they have studied. The students of the team pass each other a pointer and a card with the name of a geographical feature. The team is given 1.5 minutes to complete the task.
For each correct geographical feature - 1 point.
Geographical objects for team No. 1:
1. Indian Ocean, Australia
2. Chomolungma (Everest), Congo River
3. oz. Baikal, Cordillera ( mountain system)
4. Alps (mountain system), Sakhalin Island
Geographical objects for team No. 2:
1. Pacific Ocean, Africa
2. Amazon River, Elbrus
3. oz. Huron, Yamal Peninsula
4. on. Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Andes (mountain system)
Geographical objects for team No. 3:
1. Atlantic Ocean, Eurasia
2. o. Madagascar, Mississippi River
3. oz. Chad, Kuril Islands
4. Tien Shan (mountain system), metro Dezhnev
2 task Smarties and smart girls:
Teacher. I read the question, each member of the team answers in turn. For each correct answer - 1 point, if another member of the team answers - 0.5 points.
Questions for Team 1:
3. Most large volcano Russia (Klyuchevskaya Sopka)
4. The largest island in Russia (Sakhalin)
Questions for Team 2:
1. Most big ocean(Quiet)
Questions for Team 3:
1. Largest island (Greenland)
3. Most deep lake in Russia and the world (Baikal)
Task 3 Geography to the fullest!
Teacher. Guess the words that are geographical concepts, names and names that have the numeral 100.
If the 1st team cannot answer, then the 2nd team answers and gets an extra point.
Cardinal direction (East.)
Beginning of the river (source)
The main city of the country (Capital.)
State in the Baltic States (Estonia.)
Russian city, port on the Pacific Ocean (Vladivostok.)
The name of the navigator who discovered America (Christopher Columbus)
Task 4 Competition of cartographers.
Teacher. Cards have outlines geographical objects, which
team members need to identify and show on the map. You have three minutes to complete the task. For each correct object - 1 point.
5 task In the native country
Teacher. Teams take turns guessing what or what geographical feature is being discussed. If the 1st team cannot answer, then the 2nd team answers and gets an extra point.
Questions:
1. 17.1 million km 2 - area of Russia;
2. 16 - the number of neighboring states;
3. 13 - the number of washed seas;
4. These lakes of our homeland are also called seas. One of them is the largest on Earth, the other is the deepest. One is the most different low banks lying below ocean level, the other is surrounded mountain ranges. Name these lakes. (Caspian Sea and Lake Baikal).
5. The territory is located on an ancient platform. This is due main feature its relief is flatness. The folded foundation lies at different depths and comes to the surface at Kola Peninsula and in Karelia. (Russian Plain)
6. Both of these rivers have a lot in common. They belong to the most big rivers peace. Both on their way cross the same natural areas. Both have the same food - mixed. Ice drift on both rivers is characterized by great strength, accompanied by ice jams. When flowing into the ocean, one of them forms a wide and long lip, and the other forms a vast delta. Name these rivers. (Rivers Lena and Yenisei).
7. The territory is rich in various natural resources. Metal ores, coal, manganese, rare metals occur in the mountains. Mineral springs served as the basis for the development of the resort economy. High mountains- a wonderful place for skiers. (Northern Caucasus)
8. What city are these words of A.S. Pushkin dedicated to.
I love you, Peter's creation,
I love your proud, strict look,
Neva sovereign current,
Its coastal granite .... (St. Petersburg).
9. One of the peninsulas of our country is called the country of volcanoes. Many fire-breathing mountains stretch for hundreds of kilometers from northwest to southeast. Hundreds of hot springs gush at the foot of volcanoes. What peninsula is this? (Peninsula Kamchatka).
6 task Young topographers
Teacher. Depict the path of the tourist with conventional signs. To complete this task
2 minutes. For each correct sign - 1 point:
The tourist left the house and walked along the dirt road past windmill. Further, his path to the camp went through the meadow. He approached the mixed forest. A narrow path led him to a crossroads, from where a dirt road leading to the river went to the right, a field road to the swamp to the left, and a path to the spring straight ahead. He walked along a dirt road and came to a small river, which he crossed wooden bridge. From him, along a dirt road, he approached orchard Having passed it, he went out to the camp.
7 task Race for the leader
Teacher. The team needs to answer 10 questions in one minute, if you don’t know the answer, say more. 1 point for each correct answer
1 team
1. Gaseous water… (steam)
2. Time of day after night ... (morning)
3. The wind that changes its direction 2 times a year is called ... (monsoon)
4. Which continent is washed by four oceans? (Eurasia).
6. Instrument for measuring azimuth? (compass).
7. The smallest mainland. (Australia)
8. On which continent does the Limpopo River flow (Africa)
9. Mountains separating Europe from Asia (Ural)
10. The force with which air presses on the earth's surface and on all objects located on it ... (atmospheric pressure)
2 team
1. Precipitation is measured in… (mm)
2. The period of rotation of the Earth around its axis ... (day)
3. The atmosphere is ... (the air shell of the Earth)
4. Water in solid form ... (ice)
5. The movement of air in a horizontal direction is ... (wind)
6. What is the name of the collection geographical maps? (atlas).
7. The deepest lake? (Baikal)
8. Who did the first trip around the world? (Magellan).
9. All irregularities on the surface of the Earth. (relief)
10. The Sahara Desert is located on the mainland (Africa)
3 team
1. Which river crosses the equator twice? (Congo)
2. The difference between the highest and lowest air temperatures during the day is called ... (daily temperature amplitude)
3. Hoarfrost, dew, ice, frost - this is ... (precipitation)
4. Which country occupies the largest area? (Russia).
5. The biggest island? (Greenland).
6. Fire-breathing mountain. (Volcano)
7. Who discovered America? (Columbus).
8. The hottest continent (Africa)
9. The highest active volcano in Russia (Keyuchevaya Sopka)
10. What is the longest parallel of the earth? (equator)
Task 8 Solve the problem
Teacher. Teams take turns choosing a card with a task (2 tasks per card), the time to complete is no more than 3 minutes. 1 point for each correct answer
1 team
1. Calculate the average temperature of the day using the following indicators:
1 h - + 5 o C, 7 h - + 7 o C, 13 h - + 9 o C 19 h - + 6 o C .... (6, 75 o C)
2. Are the peaks covered with snow? Ural mountains in summer, if it is known that at the foot of the mountains average temperature the warmest month is +15oC? Explain the answer.
(no, because when climbing 1000 m, the temperature drops by 6 ° C, and the most high peak Ural, Narodnaya, its height is 1895 m, which means that at the top the temperature will be approximately + 7 ° C, at this temperature snow does not accumulate)
2 team
1. What is the amplitude of temperature fluctuations if the thermometer showed
at 7 o'clock +1 o C;
at 13 o'clock +15 o C;
at 19:00 +8оС. ( 14 o C)
2. Determine the pressure at the top of the Moscow State University spire if the pressure at its foot is 750 mm. rt. Art., and the height of the building is 238 meters. (727 mmHg)
3 team
1. Determine the daily amount of precipitation, if the measurements showed:
7 hours - 4 mm
13 hours - 7 mm
19 hours - 2 mm ( 13 mm)
2. Determine the height of the mountain if the temperature is +26°C at its foot and -10°C at the top? (600m)
9 task The most attentive
Teacher. I will read three comic poems to each team, you must quickly, without a hitch, find errors. 1 point for a correct answer.
The sun gets tired during the day
It goes to sleep at night
To the clearing, to the woods,
Exactly to the east. (Not to the east, but to the west.)
Everyone from childhood firmly knows:
The Angara flows into Baikal. (Does not flow in, but flows out.)
Land of snow, frost, blizzard
We call it south. (Not south, but north.)
Every captain knows
The Volga is an ocean. (Not an ocean, but a river.)
The sun and the sky are purple.
Night begins after dawn. (Not after dawn, but after sunset.)
Know, guys, it's time for you,
That Baikal is our mountain. (Not a mountain, but a lake.)
From ancient times to the present
It rains like buckets in the desert. (Not in the desert, but in the tropics.)
Tall pines left and right
Their forest family is called oak forest. (Not an oak forest, but a forest.)
There is entertainment on the pond:
Go with the flow on your back. (Not on the pond, but on the river, because the current is only there.)
Entertaining material on geography
"Geography in questions and answers"
Which state is located immediately in the Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern hemispheres?
There is only one state on our planet, located immediately in the Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern hemispheres. This is the Republic of Kiribati, which is a set of islands scattered across the Pacific Ocean.
Where are the two islands located, whose inhabitants can celebrate the New Year twice?
IN Bering Strait, in the middle between Chukotka and Alaska, are the Diomede Islands. Big Diomede belongs to Russia, and Small Diomede belongs to the USA. Between the islands passes not only state border, but also the date line. Thus the soldiers of the outpost on big island can celebrate the New Year, then walk 4 km to the Maly and meet it again, all the more so this can be done without any visa thanks to a special agreement between the countries.
How does a country live on a time that is a fraction of Greenwich Mean Time - 5 hours and 45 minutes?
Our planet is divided into time zones, each of which is one hour from the previous one. However, some territories, such as India or the Canadian island of Newfoundland, live on "half" time, where the offset relative to the neighbors is not a whole hour, but half an hour. most unique country Nepal is in this respect - there the offset relative to Greenwich Mean Time is 5 hours and 45 minutes.
Where is the lake, consisting of pure liquid asphalt?
The island of Trinidad has Peach Lake, consisting of pure liquid asphalt. It is the largest reservoir of its kind in the world. At current production levels, the lake is projected to be a renewable source of asphalt for 400 years. There are other similar lakes in Venezuela and California.
Why did the British transfer one of the islands to the status of a ship in the 19th century?
In 1815 the British occupied desert island Ascension's Atlantic Ocean and built a military garrison there. However, there was no money in the state treasury to support him. Then the island was renamed "Her Majesty's Ship Ascension", standing on the roadstead, and the inhabitants of the garrison were transferred to sailors. Since England never skimped on the maintenance of the fleet, money was allocated.
Which country introduced the same time throughout the territory, abandoning the four time zones?
The territory of China extends from east to west for 60 ° longitude, which corresponds to four time zones. However, by government decree, the same time is valid throughout the country, as in the capital Beijing.
Where do twisted trees grow?
On curonian spit, what in Kaliningrad region, There is unique place which is called " dancing forest"or" Drunken Forest ". On a plot of approximately 1 sq. km, pine trees planted in the 1980s grow. Most of trees are intricately curved, and some of them are even “twisted” into a loop at the bottom. Science does not exactly know the cause of this phenomenon, there are only many hypotheses: natural factors, genetic characteristics, exposure to viruses or pests, and even special space energy this place. There is a similar place called "Troll Forest" in Denmark, and also on the coast Baltic Sea.
Which soviet city was the capital of two republics at the same time?
The city of Vladikavkaz from 1924 to 1934 was the capital of two autonomous republics as part of the USSR - North Ossetian and Ingush. At the same time, the city itself was an independent administrative unit outside the composition of these republics.
Where in Europe is the country of strangers?
From the German word Walh, which means "stranger, stranger", the names of several European regions that are not geographically connected come from. This is Wales, and the Romanian region of Wallachia, and the Belgian region of Wallonia - all these names can be translated as "the country of strangers."
What "village" occupies almost 10 million square meters. km?
When one of the first explorers of North America asked the local Indians for directions to the settlement, they showed them the direction, saying: "Canada", which simply means "village". A little later, researchers began to call the word Canada an area that included several more villages around, then another larger region and all the banks of the Saint Lawrence River. And in 1867 Canada was called the whole country formed by the union of British possessions in North America.
What American state was named as a result of a cartographer's mistake?
When the Spaniards, led by Columbus, landed on one of american islands, they named it San Juan in honor of John the Baptist. administrative center the island soon became the town of Puerto Rico ("rich port"). But later cartographers confused the names of the island and the city, so now the state is called Puerto Rico, and its capital is San Juan.
Where does a tribe live in which all women deliberately lengthen their necks by 25-30 cm?
On the territory of Myanmar and Thailand, the Padaung tribe lives, which has an ancient tradition of lengthening their women's necks with brass rings. The first ring is put on a girl at 5 years old, then they are added throughout her life and can reach a total weight of 9 kg. There is a myth that the neck muscles in these women atrophy and the removal of the rings can cause suffocation. However, they are free to put on and take off the rings. X-rays, however, showed that the neck itself in women does not change, but the shoulder girdle drops.
Which language has only 12 letters?
The inhabitants of the island of Bougainville in the Pacific Ocean speak the Rotokas language, which has only 12 letters. The alphabet of this language is based on the Latin alphabet and contains the letters a, e, g, i, k, o, p, r, s, t, u, v.
Why was it profitable for Russia to sell Alaska?
Alaska was sold to the United States in 1867 for just over $100 million today. 30 years after the sale, gold deposits were discovered there and the famous “gold rush” began, and in the 20th century large oil and gas deposits were discovered with total reserves of 100-180 billion dollars. However, if we did not sell Alaska, there was a big risk of losing it without compensation at all. british empire, with which we had hostile relations, could occupy Alaska and annex it to Canada.
To which city did its inhabitants give the nickname "three screws"?
The name of the city of Ufa in the Bashkir language, written in upper case, looks like ӨФӨ. Such a stylized inscription is often used in decoration, and among the people it was nicknamed "three screws" or "three tablets".
Where is mountain range, shaped like an almost perfect ring?
The Kondyor mountain range in the Khabarovsk Territory is the only massif in the world that has the shape of an almost perfect ring. At the same time, it is not a volcanic crater, but a consequence of magmatic intrusion - the release of igneous rocks from the deep layers of the earth.
Which Russian region does he consider Taiwan his territory?
The Republic of Tyva became part of the USSR and the RSFSR only in 1944, and before that it was an independent state after separation from China in 1911. But China did not recognize the independence of Tuva, and now it considers Taiwan to be its territory, where the government of the Republic of China fled after the defeat from Mao Zedong.
Where is an island located in a lake larger than the lake itself?
Rene-Levasseur Island in Canada, the second largest lake island in the world, has an area of 2040 sq. km - almost 100 sq. km more area Lake Manicouagan itself, in which it is located.
Why is Malaya Vishera larger than Big Vishera?
IN Novgorod region There is settlements Big Vishera and Small Vishera, and Big Vishera is several times smaller than Small. The thing is that both Vishera are of the same name to the rivers on which they stand.
Which republics are separated only by a river and 2 hours of time difference?
Moscow time operates throughout the territory of Tatarstan, and in neighboring Bashkiria, the time is already two hours ahead. Therefore, several permanent bridges across the border between these republics, the Ik River, are jokingly called "the longest".
Which sea has no shore?
The Sargasso Sea has no outer shore. This is an object in the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by various Atlantic currents.
Which capital city has the longest name?
The official name of the capital of Thailand, Bangkok, translates as "City of Angels, great city, the city is an eternal treasure, the impregnable city of God Indra, the majestic capital of the world, gifted with nine precious stones, happy city, full of abundance grandiose Royal Palace, reminiscent of a divine abode, where the reincarnated god reigns, a city donated by Indra and built by Vishnukarn.
Why is the Tierra del Fuego archipelago called so?
There is not a single volcano on the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in South America. It got its name from Magellan, who saw numerous fires from the ship, which were the fires of the Indians.
When was the Black Sea a lake?
7500 years ago, the Black Sea was the deepest freshwater lake on the planet.
