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− | '''{{font color|brown|<u><big>Using KGeography to learn political geography</big></u>}}<br> | + | '''{{font color|brown|<u><big>Using KGeography to learn political geography</big></u>}}<br>''' |
| {{font color|brown|In this activity, you will learn to use a political geography atlas software application. You will explore continents, countries, provinces in the maps provided by the tool.}} | | {{font color|brown|In this activity, you will learn to use a political geography atlas software application. You will explore continents, countries, provinces in the maps provided by the tool.}} |
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| === Objectives === | | === Objectives === |
− | # Becoming familiar with digital maps of different political regions in the Earth, such as continents, countries, states. | + | # Becoming familiar with digital maps of different political regions in the world, such as continents, countries, states. |
− | # Becoming familiar with the Europe and Africa continents using the maps. Exploring the political geography of these two continents and the countries in these two continents (Class VII Geography) | + | # Becoming familiar with the continents of Europe and Africa using the maps. Exploring the political geography of these two continents and the countries in these two continents (Class VII Geography) |
| # Becoming familiar with the different land forms (peninsula, island etc) | | # Becoming familiar with the different land forms (peninsula, island etc) |
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| === What resources do you need === | | === What resources do you need === |
− | # Computer lab with projection equipment | + | # Working computer lab with [[Explore a computer|projector]] |
| + | # Computers installed with [[Learn Ubuntu|Ubuntu Operating System]] |
| # Handout for [[Learn Ubuntu|Ubuntu]] | | # Handout for [[Learn Ubuntu|Ubuntu]] |
| # Handout for [[Learn LibreOffice Writer|LibreOffice Writer]] | | # Handout for [[Learn LibreOffice Writer|LibreOffice Writer]] |
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| ==== Student Activities ==== | | ==== Student Activities ==== |
− | # Identify the countries in Europe and Africa. Can you identify similarities and differences between these two continents as you can find out from the two maps | + | # Identify the countries in Europe and Africa. Can you identify similarities and differences between these two continents as you can find out from the two maps. |
− | # Identifying states in India and the capital of each state. You can set this up as a quiz also | + | # Identifying states in India and the capital of each state. You can set this up as a quiz also. |
| # K Geography has a set of quiz questions, to test your knowledge of places. Select the ‘Place district in the map’ quiz. You should place the district map within the state map. You can do this for the undivided Andhra Pradesh state. | | # K Geography has a set of quiz questions, to test your knowledge of places. Select the ‘Place district in the map’ quiz. You should place the district map within the state map. You can do this for the undivided Andhra Pradesh state. |
| # You can try to play all the quizzes - locating the district in the map, identifying capital for each district, district for each capital etc. | | # You can try to play all the quizzes - locating the district in the map, identifying capital for each district, district for each capital etc. |