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Welcome to the Geography WebQuest!

What is Webquest? A Webquest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. The use of a computer (laptop or tablet) is required. Some Webquests are collaborative, some are independent learning, and some can be a combination of both. Various types of student products are created.

A Note For New York State Students: In this Geography WebQuest you will discover how geography is featured in the Global History & Geography Course. The New York State (NYS) Regents Exam consists of approximately 30% of geography based questions. Knowing geography and how the Regents features it will assist you in achieving a much higher score.

For Independent Activity (working alone)	For Pairs or Group Activity
You should follow and complete the tasks in order.	If working in groups you could assign a different task item to each group member. You should as a group think, pair, and share you work, except the assessment/exam which should be completed individually.

Complete your research by answering the questions in the workpacket below.
Global Geography Webquest Workpacket (Teacher Version) Global Geography Webquest Workpacket (Student Version?)

Quick Start Menu

Continents & Oceans
Step #1 - Geography Vocabulary
Step #2 - Geography Features
Step #3 - Five Themes of Geography
Step #4 - Africa
Step #5 - Asia
Step #6 - Europe
Step #7 - South America
Step #8 - Central & North America & Caribbean
Step #9 - The Middle East
Step #10 - Geographic Determinism

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-'''What is WebQuest?''' A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. The use of a computer (laptop or tablet) is required. Some WebQuests are collaborative, some are independent learning, and some can be a combination of both. Various types of student products are created.
+'''What is Webquest?''' A Webquest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. The use of a computer (laptop or tablet) is required. Some Webquests are collaborative, some are independent learning, and some can be a combination of both. Various types of student products are created.
 A Note For New York State Students:
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