Geography

=Geography=

New Zealand
On the map below, have a go at placing these places: Auckland, Taupo, Wellington, Hamilton, Invercargill, Cook Strait, Bay of Plenty, Christchurch, The Southern Alps, Palmerston North,



When you've had a go, scroll down to the bottom of the page and check how you did!

The World
One of the things we are studying this year is the Olympic Games. We'll be looking at the social studies aspect of this in class, but there is a lot of geography in the Olympics! Here are some questions you can look up online (if you don't already know)
 * 1) Where were the very first (ancient) Olympic games held?
 * 2) Where were the first modern Olympic Games held?
 * 3) Which country are the Games in this year?
 * 4) In which city of that country are they?
 * 5) What is the population of that city?

Use this interactive map to help find the Olympics! media type="custom" key="919345"

Sneaky NZ map: