How To Design A Map Quiz That Even A Cartographer Would Love

Written by Brian Fong


Q. How can I design an interesting map quiz?

A. You can't. At least you can't if you intend to design a map quiz where you draw some geographical areas and then ask "Where is South America?". While that would definitely qualify as a map quiz, it wouldn't makerepparttar grade of an "interesting" map quiz.

There is a thin line between geography quiz and map quiz. Once you cross that line, and get away fromrepparttar 110170 simple geography, you can make a map quiz downright interesting.

For example, you might design a map quiz that asks questions about how maps are actually made. A lot of people don't realizerepparttar 110171 magic that is needed to represent a round world on a flat piece of paper. Questions along this line could be very enlightening.

Another great set of map quiz questions could deal with how to navigate a ship using charts and a pair of dividers. You could ask them to determine how many nautical miles it is between two points.

Maybe you'd like to combine a map quiz with a scavenger or treasure hunt. Bury something valuable somewhere and then create treasure maps. The map quiz could ask questions that can only be answered by readingrepparttar 110172 map. As each question gets answeredrepparttar 110173 person gets closer to findingrepparttar 110174 prize.

Another great idea would be to present a complex problem that has to be solved by being able to read and understand a map thoroughly. Here's an example:

How To Tell A Test Quiz Before It Bites You On The Nose

Written by Brian Fong


Q. My teacher says that we are going to have a test quiz next week. Isn't that term a bit redundant? What inrepparttar world is a test quiz?

A. Ah,repparttar 110169 wiley test quiz. It's an odd creature indeed and it is very rarely encountered inrepparttar 110170 wild. In fact, you are a very lucky student to have a teacher that even knows what a test quiz is much less is wiling to administer one.

A test quiz is a preparatory quiz that is given in advance of a major test. Its purpose is to familiarize you withrepparttar 110171 type of questions that are going to be asked onrepparttar 110172 major test without revealingrepparttar 110173 actual questions that will be asked.

For example, if you've ever takenrepparttar 110174 PSAT test, then you've taken a test quiz. The PSAT test is designed to prepare you to takerepparttar 110175 actual SAT tests that many colleges require high school students to take before applying for admission.

The fact that your teacher is willing to give you a test quiz means that he or she truly cares about you and wants you to do well onrepparttar 110176 actual test that will soon follow. If you read betweenrepparttar 110177 lines, you might also see where your teacher is saying words torepparttar 110178 effect of "the actual test is going to be tough folks so I'm going to give you a test quiz, in advance, so you'll have a better idea what you'll need to study."

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