QR Challenge: Geography awareness week scavenger hunt 2019

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

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

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

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!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. What is the largest country in the world?	Russia
2. How many countries are there in Europe?	44
3. What is the smallest country in the world?	Vatican City
4. What is the population of India?	1,371,298,630
5. How tall is the highest mountain in the world?	8,848m
6. Name the highest waterfalls in the world and the country they are in	Angel Falls 979m
7. Which country has more lakes than the rest of the world combined?	Canada
8. The Galapagos islands belong to which South American country?	Equador
9. Where would you find Basra?	Iraq
10. Liberia can be found on what continent?	Africa
11. What 'L' is an enclave in South Africa?	Lesotho
12. In what country does the Bosphorus run through?	Turkey
13. In what country does the 'Blue Nile' originate?	Ethiopia
14. The meeting point between two tributaries is called a?	confluence
15. Ayers Rock in Australia is also known as what, beginning with U?	Uluru
16. Along with Haiti, what other country occupies the island of Hispaniola?	Dominican Republic
17. What is the second highest mountain on Earth, also known as Savage Mountain?	K2
18. Porto is a city in what country?	Portugal
19. What is the desert you would primarily find in Chile?	Atacama
20. Patagonia is a region in what continent?	South America
21. Galway is a city in what country?	Republic of Ireland
22. What is the largest of the North American Great Lakes?	Lake Superior
23. What is the largest European River?	Volga
24. Bavaria is a region in what country?	Germany
25. The Manat is the currency of Azerbaijan, true or false?	True
26. What is the official language of Andorra?	Catalan
27. San Marino is an enclave in what country?	Italy
28. What is the capital city of Qatar?	Doha
29. In what country would you find the Negev Desert?	Israel
30. Gaziantep is a city in which country?	Turkey
31. Ouagadougou is the capital city of which country?	Burkina Faso
32. What country according to the UN has the least forest area in square kilometres?	Russia
33. What is the capital city of Kyrgyzstan?	BishkekWhich European country shares its border with the most neighbours?
34. A sabra is a native of which country?	Israel
35. What’s the world’s biggest port?	Shanghai
36. Which river forms part of the boundary between Mexico and the United States?	Rio Grande
37. Kathmandu is the capital city of which country?	Nepal
38. In which country would you find the Three Gorges Dam?	China
39. Which country has the lowest coastline in the world?	Canada
40. What is the capital city of Hawaii?	Honolulu

 

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