1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.
2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.
2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.
3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!
4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.
Question | Answer |
| 1. What is mainland Southeast Asia called? | Indochina, large peninsula between India and China | 2. What 6 countries are located on the mainland peninsula? Put them on your map | Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore | 3. How many islands are in the Malay Archipelago? Shade them in on your map | 24,000 | 4. What country has more than 17,000 islands in the Malay Archipelago? Label this country on your map | Indonesia | 5. Label the Philippines on your map | N/A | 6. What mountain range stretches to Laos and Vietnam and runs parallel to the mainland's eastern Coast | Annamese Cordillera | 7. What four major plates meet in Southeast Asia? | Eurasian Plate, the Indo-Australian Plate, the Pacific Plate, the Indian Plate | 8. What volcano in Indonesia erupted in 1883 that collapsed into the sea and triggered tsunamis that claimed 36,000 lives? | Krakota volcano | 9. What mineral resources does Southeast Asia posses? | tin, copper, lead, zinc, gold, and gemstones such as rubies and sapphires | 10. Which three countries in Southeast Asia rank among the world's top tin producers? | Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand rank among the world's top tin producers with Indonesia accounting for roughly a fourth of the total world production of this commodity. | 11. What natural resources exist in Southeast Asia? | teak, mahogany, ebony, and other hardwood trees, as well as fossil fuels. | 12. What two oceans lie west and South of the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia's Sunda Isles? Put them on your map | Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean | 13. What are the largest seas in the region? Put them on your map | South China Sea, and the Philippine Sea | 14. What Sea lies west of the Malaysian Peninsula? Put it on your map | Andaman Sea | 15. Which Strait sees about a quarter of the world's trade including half of all sea shipments of Asia and is controlled by Singapore. Put this on your map. | Strait of Malacca | 16. What are the five major rivers in mainland Southeast Asia? | Irrawaddy, Salween, Chao Phraya, Mekong, and Red rivers. | 17. Which river flows almost straight south through a valley in Myanmar's center and plays a major role in the region's transportation system and farming? | Irrawadday River | 18. Which river is Southeast Asia's longest river which is about 2,700 miles long and runs through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam whose drainage basin is 2x the size of California and is home to the world's most productive agricultural regions? | Mekong River | 19. What is the climate like in Southeast Asia that allows for a variety of habitats and an astonishing abundance of plant and animal life? | Hot and humid | 20. Which climate region does most of Southeast Asia lie in which creates heavy rains in November through March and monsoons winds from May to September? | Tropical Region | 21. What are the four climate zones created by the sea, elevation, and air currents in Southeast Asia? | tropical monsoon climate, tropical rainforest climate, tropical savanna climate, and a humid subtropical climate. | 22. What are the intense tropical storms called that form over warm Pacific Ocean waters and slowly spin westward, often targeting the Philippines? | typhoons | 23. Many species, including mammals, birds, fish and insects in Southeast Asia are endemic. What does endemic mean? | specific to a particular place or people | 24. What has reduced the habitat of many animals in Southeast Asia? | fires, logging, mining, agriculture, and poaching. |
What is mainland Southeast Asia called?&choe=UTF-8
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What 6 countries are located on the mainland peninsula? Put them on your map&choe=UTF-8
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How many islands are in the Malay Archipelago? Shade them in on your map&choe=UTF-8
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What country has more than 17,000 islands in the Malay Archipelago? Label this country on your map&choe=UTF-8
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Label the Philippines on your map&choe=UTF-8
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What mountain range stretches to Laos and Vietnam and runs parallel to the mainland's eastern Coast&choe=UTF-8
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What four major plates meet in Southeast Asia?&choe=UTF-8
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What volcano in Indonesia erupted in 1883 that collapsed into the sea and triggered tsunamis that claimed 36,000 lives?&choe=UTF-8
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What mineral resources does Southeast Asia posses?&choe=UTF-8
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Which three countries in Southeast Asia rank among the world's top tin producers?&choe=UTF-8
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What natural resources exist in Southeast Asia?&choe=UTF-8
Question 11 (of 24)
What two oceans lie west and South of the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia's Sunda Isles? Put them on your map&choe=UTF-8
Question 12 (of 24)
What are the largest seas in the region? Put them on your map&choe=UTF-8
Question 13 (of 24)
What Sea lies west of the Malaysian Peninsula? Put it on your map&choe=UTF-8
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Which Strait sees about a quarter of the world's trade including half of all sea shipments of Asia and is controlled by Singapore. Put this on your map.&choe=UTF-8
Question 15 (of 24)
What are the five major rivers in mainland Southeast Asia?&choe=UTF-8
Question 16 (of 24)
Which river flows almost straight south through a valley in Myanmar's center and plays a major role in the region's transportation system and farming?&choe=UTF-8
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Which river is Southeast Asia's longest river which is about 2,700 miles long and runs through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam whose drainage basin is 2x the size of California and is home to the world's most productive agricultural regions?&choe=UTF-8
Question 18 (of 24)
What is the climate like in Southeast Asia that allows for a variety of habitats and an astonishing abundance of plant and animal life?&choe=UTF-8
Question 19 (of 24)
Which climate region does most of Southeast Asia lie in which creates heavy rains in November through March and monsoons winds from May to September?&choe=UTF-8
Question 20 (of 24)
What are the four climate zones created by the sea, elevation, and air currents in Southeast Asia?&choe=UTF-8
Question 21 (of 24)
What are the intense tropical storms called that form over warm Pacific Ocean waters and slowly spin westward, often targeting the Philippines?&choe=UTF-8
Question 22 (of 24)
Many species, including mammals, birds, fish and insects in Southeast Asia are endemic. What does endemic mean?&choe=UTF-8
Question 23 (of 24)
What has reduced the habitat of many animals in Southeast Asia?&choe=UTF-8
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