I am a geography teacher with 36 years experience in Years 7 to 12 in high schools in New South Wales and Western Australia. I am now retired but maintain a strong interest in producing resources for the subject for which I have a passion.
This shop features a range of geography resources suitable for upper primary school and high school. Free resources are available for you to use within your school to trial the quality of my work.
I am a geography teacher with 36 years experience in Years 7 to 12 in high schools in New South Wales and Western Australia. I am now retired but maintain a strong interest in producing resources for the subject for which I have a passion.
This shop features a range of geography resources suitable for upper primary school and high school. Free resources are available for you to use within your school to trial the quality of my work.
The Geography in the News quiz is based on news from a geographic perspective. Questions focus on global news of the previous week. This quiz will suit students from upper primary school to upper high school.
A new quiz is published on Sunday each week based on news of the previous week.
The quiz has two pages with five mapping questions and 15 multiple choice questions - answers are given in the second pdf download.
The quiz is a PDF that you can download and print for your classes. The quiz is coloured but will photocopy well as b/w.
How are schools using Geography in the News?
As a quiz that can be completed in as little as 6 minutes.
Group research.
As homework exercises that students can research the answers from a range
of news websites.
Weekly group competitions within the class over a term or the year.
Weekly school geography competitions to promote the subject.
As a discussion starter.
In whatever way Geography in the News is being used it has been seen to engage students in Geography and improve their geographic knowledge by taking them beyond the classroom.
IF YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS ARE ENJOYING THIS QUIZ SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT IT BY TELLING COLLEAGUES AT OTHER SCHOOLS
An Australian version of the quiz is available by yearly subscription - visit my GeographyFocus website.
If you have a problem with this week’s quiz please contact Richard via the contact form on my geographyfocus website.
The Geography in the News quiz is based on news from a geographic perspective. Questions focus on global news of the previous week. This quiz will suit students from upper primary school to upper high school.
A new quiz is published on Sunday each week based on news of the previous week.
The quiz has two pages with five mapping questions and 15 multiple choice questions - answers are given in the second pdf download.
The quiz is a PDF that you can download and print for your classes. The quiz is coloured but will photocopy well as b/w.
How are schools using Geography in the News?
As a quiz that can be completed in as little as 6 minutes.
Group research.
As homework exercises that students can research the answers from a range
of news websites.
Weekly group competitions within the class over a term or the year.
Weekly school geography competitions to promote the subject.
As a discussion starter.
In whatever way Geography in the News is being used it has been seen to engage students in Geography and improve their geographic knowledge by taking them beyond the classroom.
IF YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS ARE ENJOYING THIS QUIZ SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT IT BY TELLING COLLEAGUES AT OTHER SCHOOLS
An Australian version of the quiz is available by yearly subscription - visit my GeographyFocus website.
If you have a problem with this week’s quiz please contact Richard via the contact form on my geographyfocus website.
The Geography in the News quiz is based on news from a geographic perspective. This week’s quiz is a special edition with a focus on the global water crisis. This quiz will suit students from upper primary school to upper high school.
A new quiz is published on Sunday each week based on news of the previous week.
The quiz has two pages with five mapping questions and 15 multiple choice questions - answers are given in the second pdf download.
The quiz is a PDF that you can download and print for your classes. The quiz is coloured but will photocopy well as b/w.
How are schools using Geography in the News?
As a quiz that can be completed in as little as 6 minutes.
Group research.
As homework exercises that students can research the answers from a range
of news websites.
Weekly group competitions within the class over a term or the year.
Weekly school geography competitions to promote the subject.
As a discussion starter.
In whatever way Geography in the News is being used it has been seen to engage students in Geography and improve their geographic knowledge by taking them beyond the classroom.
IF YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS ARE ENJOYING THIS QUIZ SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT IT BY TELLING COLLEAGUES AT OTHER SCHOOLS
An Australian version of the quiz is available by yearly subscription - visit my GeographyFocus website.
If you have a problem with this week’s quiz please contact Richard via the contact form on my geographyfocus website.
The Geography in the News quiz is based on news from a geographic perspective. Questions focus on global news of the previous week. This quiz will suit students from upper primary school to upper high school.
A new quiz is published on Sunday each week based on news of the previous week.
The quiz has two pages with five mapping questions and 15 multiple choice questions - answers are given in the second pdf download.
The quiz is a PDF that you can download and print for your classes. The quiz is coloured but will photocopy well as b/w.
How are schools using Geography in the News?
As a quiz that can be completed in as little as 6 minutes.
Group research.
As homework exercises that students can research the answers from a range
of news websites.
Weekly group competitions within the class over a term or the year.
Weekly school geography competitions to promote the subject.
As a discussion starter.
In whatever way Geography in the News is being used it has been seen to engage students in Geography and improve their geographic knowledge by taking them beyond the classroom.
IF YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS ARE ENJOYING THIS QUIZ SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT IT BY TELLING COLLEAGUES AT OTHER SCHOOLS
An Australian version of the quiz is available by yearly subscription - visit my GeographyFocus website.
If you have a problem with this week’s quiz please contact Richard via the contact form on my geographyfocus website.
Geography in the News is a quiz based on current news from a geographic perspective. This quiz will suit students from upper primary school to upper high school.
A new quiz is published on Sunday each week based on news of the previous week.
The quiz has two pages with five mapping questions and 15 multiple choice questions - answers are given in the second pdf download.
The quiz is a PDF that you can download and print for your classes. The quiz is coloured but will photocopy well as b/w.
How are schools using Geography in the News?
As a quiz that can be completed in as little as 6 minutes.
Group research.
As homework exercises that students can research the answers from a range
of news websites.
Weekly group competitions within the class over a term or the year.
Weekly school geography competitions to promote the subject.
As a discussion starter.
In whatever way Geography in the News is being used it has been seen to engage students in Geography and improve their geographic knowledge by taking them beyond the classroom.
IF YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS ARE ENJOYING THIS QUIZ SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT IT BY TELLING COLLEAGUES AT OTHER SCHOOLS
If you have any questions regarding the quiz contact Richard at swintrek@gmail.com. An Australian version of the quiz is available by yearly subscription - visit my GeographyFocus website
Geography in the News is quiz based on current news from a geographic perspective. This quiz will suit students from upper primary school to upper high school.
A new quiz is published on Sunday each week based on news of the previous week. This quiz is a climate change special edition.
The quiz has two pages with five mapping questions and 15 multiple choice questions - answers are given in the second pdf download.
The quiz is a PDF that you can download and print for your classes. The quiz is coloured but will photocopy well as b/w.
How are schools using Geography in the News?
As a quiz that can be completed in as little as 6 minutes.
Group research.
As homework exercises that students can research the answers from a range
of news websites.
Weekly group competitions within the class over a term or the year.
Weekly school geography competitions to promote the subject.
As a discussion starter.
In whatever way Geography in the News is being used it has been seen to engage students in Geography and improve their geographic knowledge by taking them beyond the classroom.
IF YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS ARE ENJOYING THIS QUIZ SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT IT BY TELLING COLLEAGUES AT OTHER SCHOOLS
If you have any questions regarding the quiz contact Richard at swintrek@gmail.com. An Australian version of the quiz is available by yearly subscription - visit my GeographyFocus website
The Geography in the News quiz is based on news from a geographic perspective. Questions focus on global news of the previous week. This quiz will suit students from upper primary school to upper high school.
A new quiz is published on Sunday each week based on news of the previous week.
The quiz has two pages with five mapping questions and 15 multiple choice questions - answers are given in the second pdf download.
The quiz is a PDF that you can download and print for your classes. The quiz is coloured but will photocopy well as b/w.
How are schools using Geography in the News?
As a quiz that can be completed in as little as 6 minutes.
Group research.
As homework exercises that students can research the answers from a range
of news websites.
Weekly group competitions within the class over a term or the year.
Weekly school geography competitions to promote the subject.
As a discussion starter.
In whatever way Geography in the News is being used it has been seen to engage students in Geography and improve their geographic knowledge by taking them beyond the classroom.
IF YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS ARE ENJOYING THIS QUIZ SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT IT BY TELLING COLLEAGUES AT OTHER SCHOOLS
An Australian version of the quiz is available by yearly subscription - visit my GeographyFocus website.
If you have a problem with this week’s quiz please contact Richard via the contact form on my geographyfocus website.
This is a worksheet (4 pages) that will get your students to investigate Hurricane Helene (September 2024).
The first page is a latitude and longitude exercise where the students will be the meteorologist and map the track of the hurricane from its beginning in the waters of the Caribbean Sea to its making landfall in northern Florida. On the second to fourth pages students will answer general questions on hurricanes and specific set of research questions on Hurricane Helene.
An answer key is provided.
