Internet Scavenger Hunt

6th grade Social Studies Databases

Instructions

  • You will be exploring different databases related to 6th grade Social Studies. 
  • This is a scavenger hunt so you will be using lots of websites.  Write your answers on the lines.
  • Each question has the URL that you need to use to answer the question. 
DO NOT use Google or any other search engine to answer the questions. 

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Go to the Web site: #1 CIA World Factbook Web site  
Question 1: What is the capital of Chile?

Answer:

 
Question #2 How many km long is the coastline of Mexico?

Answer:

 

Go to the Web site: #2 The Universal Currency Converter Web site  
Question 1: Convert $1 US dollar into Venezuela Bolivares  


Answer: $1 dollar     = $ _____________VEB

 
Question 2: Convert $100 Dominican Republic Pesos into US dollars 


Answer: $100 pesos = $______________ dollars

 

Go to the Web site: #3 Country Reports Web site   
Question 1: What is the national symbol of Guatemala?

Answer:

 
Question #2: What are the Holiday Country Greetings in Brazil?

Hint: there are 3 answers

Answer:
1.

2.

3.

 

 

Go to the Web site: #4 World Atlas Web site   
Question 1: What is the name of the largest lake in Nicaragua?

Answer:

 
Question #2: In South America name 2 major landforms that surround Brazil?

Answer:

 

Go to the Web site: #5 United Nations Cyber School Bus Web site   
Question #1:

On this database you are going to compare the United States to the Mexico and Brazil.  You will need to select the 3 countries, then select the category of technology, and then the statistic of television receivers.

What are the number of television sets in Mexico, Brazil, and the US?

Answer:

Mexico

Brazil

United States

 

 

 
Question #2: What does the the United Nations logo show?

Answer:

 

 

Flags courtesy of ITA's Flags of All Countries used with permission.

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Created by Claire Kruse
Last Modified: 13 November 2005
Van Hoosen Middle School
Rochester Community Schools
Created for MET6203, Computer Applications in Education, Lawerence Technological University