Geography Bee Resources

Student Resources

Websites listed below are excellent resources to review your map skills, U.S. states and capitals, country locations, and country capitals. This page matches Mrs. Cohen's handout for fifth graders.

The Fifty States
http://www.infoplease.com/states.html
Information on the 50 states, capitals, land resources, flags, etc.

Stately Knowledge
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/
Click on a state to learn information about its location, size, history, and capital

Where Is That?
http://www.funbrain.com/where/
Map game, where state (or country) is highlighted and you need to identify its location. This is a good starter game for beginners.

50 States and Capitals
http://www.what-is-the-capital-of.com/state-capitals/usa-state-capitals-1.html
Capital Quiz

Test Your Geography Knowledge
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/index.html
Select a continent and play a map game to identify its location.

States Web Games
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
Variety of games on state capitals, abbreviations, locations, and regions

Capitals of Every Country
http://geography.about.com/library/misc/blnationalcapitals.htm
List of world countries and capitals. Great for starter information!

GeoBee Challenge
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/
National Geographic's Geography Bee Challenge website, answer sample questions. Updated daily.

Encyclopedias

World Book Encyclopedia  MCPS only
New Book of Knowledge  MCPS only
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia  MCPS only

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