Where is...? - A World Geography Game

Last month I shared a handful of fun geography games as part of my list of resources for Geography Awareness Week . Where is...? is another...

Holland vs. the Netherlands Explained

One of the things that often confused my 9th grade geography students was the difference between United Kingdom and England . Likewise, the ...

Video and Infographic Explaining the Difference Between United Kingdom, Great Britain, and England

Back in July I shared CGP Grey's video that explains the difference between England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. Today, Cool...

Video - The Difference Between England, Great Britain, and United Kingdom

As students watch the Olympic Games this year they might wonder, "what is the difference between England, Great Britain, and United Kin...

Google Earth Tour of James Cook's Exploration of Australia

Well-constructed Google Earth tours can be excellent multimedia alternatives to textbooks. One such example of this is a collection of Googl...

Video - The Difference Between the UK, Great Britain, and England Explained

Back when I taught a World Geography course one of the things that baffled and annoyed my students was my insistence that they knew that Uni...