1 YMCA Where in the World and International Trivia

CALIFORNIA YMCA YOUTH & GOVERNMENT Where in the World and International Trivia Knowledge Area: Cultural Knowledge Skill Level: Beginner 2 3 4 Advanced Time: 01:00 Overview: This week is all about helping delegates to start understanding the world around them and how the geography can affect a countries stance on certain issues, both activities outlined below will develop group work skills, improve knowledge of world geography, and give delegates better knowledge of the United Nations. Preparation: For both of the activities outlined below you will need printouts of world maps (attached below and linked here) and you will need writing utensils for your delegates. Ice Breaker: a list of icebreakers is available under the curriculum tab of the Y&G Resources Page Activity #1: Where in the world Arrange delegates into groups of four. Provide each group with a world map. Have delegates in each group select a location on the map. After delegates have selected a location, pick a group to go first. The group that is selected will answer yes or no questions from the other groups, one question at a time. (Group 2 asks a question first, then Group 3, 4, etc.) The questions might start out general and get more specific. You or a specified game leader monitors the questions asked to make sure they are fair questions. For example, questions might include: • Is the place on the continent of Africa? • Is the place north of the equator? • Is the place east of Mali? • Is part of the country located between 10 and 20 degrees South latitude? As questions are asked, group members refer to their maps and agree on a response. If they give a “Yes” answer, the group that asked the question can choose to make a guess as to the name of the specific place. If the group guesses correctly, they earn five points. If the guess is incorrect, the next team asks a question that will help identify the place. After Group #1 location is guessed, it is Group #2’s turn to answer questions about the place they selected from the other groups; Group 3 begins the questioning. Activity #2: Worldwide Jeopardy Delegates can stay in their original teams for this second activity and they should hold onto their map so they have something to reference when answering the questions. Teams will take turns picking a question to answer for points if the team answers incorrectly or cannot answer the question move onto the next team until someone answers correctly or every team has tried to answer the question. Knowledge Area: Cultural Knowledge Honesty - Caring - Respect - Responsibility 1 Questions The Big 5/UN Facts The Mediterranean The Ring of Fire The Americas This island nation is What country is What very skinny This very skinny the birthplace of the called the boot of country along the nation touches both YMCA Europe? pacific ocean is the Pacific and the 1 point home to some very Atlantic and is home cute flightless birds? to the world’s busiest canal. The UN was found- What is the only This island nation What is the 2nd ed 75 years ago in country in Africa and former US ter- largest country on which American that touches both ritory is the world’s earth? 2 points City? the Mediterranean largest producer of and the Atlantic? coconuts and papa- yas This European What African coun- This island nation is What country is Country touches try has the longest home to some of the home to more plant both the Mediterra- coastline along the strongest recorded and animal species 3 points nean and the Atlan- Mediterranean? earthquakes in the than any other on tic Ocean. world and is where earth? Pick a chu is from This country bor- Here you can travel This scattered island What is the world’s ders more nations from the Atlantic nation features more largest Spanish than any other ocean to the medi- active volcanos than speaking country? 4 points country on earth. tation sea after you any other country in finishing running Asia with the bulls This country fea- In this country’s This country is What country in the tures the longest capital, you can home to the worlds Americas goes the ocean border with practice your geom- first UNESCO world furthest west 5 points the Arctic Ocean. etry skills on one of heritage site, the the wonders of the Galapagos islands world. Knowledge Area: Cultural Knowledge Honesty - Caring - Respect - Responsibility 2 Answers The Big 5/UN Facts The Mediterranean The Ring of Fire The Americas Italy Chile Panama England (UK) 1 point San Fransisco Morocco Philippines Canada 2 points France Libya Japan Brazil 3 points China Spain Indonesia Mexico 4 points Russia Egypt Ecuador The United States 5 points Knowledge Area: Cultural Knowledge Honesty - Caring - Respect - Responsibility 3.

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