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In
celebration of National Geography Awareness Week, the National
Air and Space Museum holds public programs and demonstrations
designed to promote interest in geography. The "Geography
From Space" quiz is held annually along with other activities
and demonstrations that vary from year to year. All activities
are free and open to the public. Here are some of the activities
from 2001:
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Geography
Quiz (GEOGAMES)
Can
you locate Earth's major cities, rivers, lakes and seas on
a globe? The geography quiz will test your geography knowledge
by asking you to identify features on the Earth. One prize
is awarded each game. Contest is free.
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Geography
From Space Contest
Using
satellite and space shuttle imagery, Geography from Space
challenges visitors to identify geographic features from space.
One prize is awarded every day and the winner is randomly
picked from entries with all answers correct. Prizes are mailed
to contestants. Contest is free. An online
version of the contest is also held, with one prize awarded.
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The
Satellite Perspective
Learn
how geographers study the Earth using images collected by
orbiting satellites in a short presentation, The Satellite
Perspective, by NASM Geographer Andy Johnston. View new digital
satellite images and discover how they are used to make maps
and explore the changes taking place on our planet.
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Geography
From Space Online
"Geography
From Space Online" is an web-based version of the "Geography
From Space" quiz held in the Museum each year. Each
year, a new online quiz premieres with
a chance to win a prize during
National
Geography Awareness Week.
After the week-long contest, the quiz answers are provided along
with descriptions highlighting major geographic features, environmental
changes and points of interest visible in the satellite, shuttle
or aerial images. Quizzes and answers remain online year-round.
The National
Air and Space Museum's Geography Awareness Week activities are sponsored
in part by "Reflections On Earth",
a program made possible by generous support from the American Honda
Motor Company.
If
you'd like more information by mail about the National Geography Awareness
Week schedule of events and other activities held at the National
Air and Space Museum, you can be placed on a mailing list to receive
the monthly Family and Public Programs flyer. Mail your
request to
Educational Service Center
National Air and Space Museum
MRC 305, code 29
Washington, DC 20560.
Upcoming events
are also posted online on the NASM
Calendar of Events page.
- For more online
sources of geographic information see:
- "Geography
From Space" References and Geography Links
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