Re: question

• From: puritanone <info_at_puritanone.yahoo.invalid>
• Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 21:57:42 -0000
• Message-ID: <aequom+n7n0_at_...>

--- In quizbowl_at_y..., jeremycec <no_reply_at_y...> wrote:
> Might I add that I have a young son who is very interested in 
> geography. Do you have any hints or tips for how he might study for 
> the National Geography Bee?  Thanks,
> 
> Jeremy Rasmussen
> Quiz Bowl at USF
> http://ctr.usf.edu/quizbowl

Here are some:

1. Go to the National Geographic website and practice on the tests at 
the site.

2. Study atlases thoroughly, becoming familiar with countries, 
capitals, etc.

3.  Keep up with current events by reading your newspaper and a 
current events magazine like World magazine, Time, etc.  Our sons 
enjoy watching The News Hour with Jim Lehrer on PBS as well.

4. Attend all the practices where questions asked in the past are 
read.  And watch past national competitions.

Besides these things, it really helps if your son just enjoys reading 
books in the library about other countries.  It seems like every week 
our sons have 10 new books from the library, in addition to the books 
in their core home school curriculum (www.puritans.net).  Obviously, 
the broader the knowledge, the better chance that at least an 
educated guess can be made, if not knowing the answer.  

- Parnell McCarter
  Grand Rapids, MI