Geography Action Theme: World Cultures

check out the National Geographic web page

 The activities are from last year but remain useful..

Four Activities (please scroll down) 

1. Newspaper in Education Feature

Newspaper in Education (NIE) and the NYGA have partnered to present a series of Geography Action features as part of Geography Awareness Week (November 14 - 20th). The "World Cultures" feature includes a brief explanation of culture, suggested activities for the classroom, and a letter from Australia, Lithuania, China, South Africa, and Haiti. The letters act as passports aloowing your students to explore another culture. The students are also asked to write a letter about their culture. The following newspapers have agreed to publish the "World Cultures" series during Geography Awareness Week:

The Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester)

The Citizen (Auburn)

The Times Herald (Olean)

The Cortland Standard

The Daily Star (Oneonta)

The Leader Herald (Gloversville)

Star-Gazette (Elmira)

Adirondack Daily Enterprise (saranac Lake and Lake Placid)

The Daily Sentinel (Rome)

Evening Telegram (Herkimer)

The letter in the "World Cultures" feature have been edited to fit the space available in the newspaper. The complete letters are available below .

Letter from Haiti, Letter from China, Letter from Australia, Letter from South Africa, Letter from Lithuania

Links to country maps and flags

2. Geography Action: Poster Lesson

Developed by Robert Lord (niagara County Community College)

"Where in the World? Find 100 Items"

A very limited number of posters are available from the NYGA.

Link to a world map

3. The Sounds of Place Contest

Thank you Robert Lord 

This contest is open only to Niagara County students. Not in Niagara county? Why not consider doing something similar in your own county. Click on the station call letters to learn more.

Each day Richard Green and Scott Leffler at Radio Lockport (WLVL) will run a different sound, unique to Niagara County. Students who correctly identify the five sounds and their location will be eligible to win prizes for themselves and for your school!

4. Geography Action Activities in New York City

Thank you John Agnello

While materials have been distributed to NYC schools, you may use any of the materials below in your own school Consider November 17th as Geography Tee shirt day in your school.