World Geography Puzzles: Countries of the World, Grades 5 - 12

Reinforce geography concepts, such as location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region, with World Geography Puzzles: Countries of the World. The units profile selected countries and then give students an opportunity to reinforce their knowledge by completing a variety of fun and challenging puzzles like crosswords, word searches, hidden messages, and more. Each country profile includes basic information such as capital, population, and type of government. It also offers descriptions of what makes each country unique, such as landmarks and physical features, industries, wildlife, and historical importance. These activities can be used as supplements to classroom or homeschool units focused on certain countries, or they can be a fun addition to any geography or social studies lesson. Students will enjoy learning about the countries of the world while completing these fun puzzle units. -Provides a range of activities for students of varying abilities -Supports the five themes of geography developed by the Joint Committee on Geographic Education of the National Council for Geographic Education and the Association of American Geographers -Correlated to current national, state, and provincial standards