Map Games & Review Activities
Games and Sites for Practicing Absolute Location
Below are various links to practice absolute location. You can choose which sites you want to try, and for how long. The games get harder as you get further down the page. Have fun!
- Kidsgeo.com Help Hannah find her location
- ABCya! Find hidden treasure using latitude and longitude
- Seterra Online Practice latitude and longitude with this quiz
- Where in the World? Move the bullseye to the correct latitude and longitude
- PurposeGames Test your abilities!
EXTRA DIFFICULT GAMES...THINK YOU CAN HANDLE IT?
- Quia.com You'll need an atlas or world map for this "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" style game. You can enter coordinates directly into Google to find some of the answers! For example: 50 degrees North would be written 50 N. 50 degrees and 35 minutes North would be written 50 35 N.
- Crack the Code Solve the mystery and capture the thieves. You'll need to get the handout from the teacher. You can enter coordinates directly into Google to solve the clues (for example: 10 degrees and 17 minutes North would be written 10 17 N.