Tuesday, December 27, 2011

National Geography Games

Learn geography online and with interactive games.


Whether you consider yourself a geography wiz, cannot find Washington, D.C., or the Pacific Ocean on a map, nor point north or south, national geography games will help you learn. They are quite educational and entertaining and you can explore and learn about the world. National Geographic Society has some fantastic games that are downloadable to an iPhone, iPad and iPod. Others can be played on television, with a gaming console or online.


Download "National Geographic" Games


Open iTunes to buy and download applications such as "Spot It!: Nature." "Jigsaw Animals," "GeoBee Challenge," "Herod's Lost Tomb" and other "National Geographic" games to your iPhone, iPad or iPod. Downloadable games average $0.99 per app and are designed to stimulate learning about geography, geology, natural phenomena, animals and their habitats and more. These games have single and multiple player modes and can be enjoyed at any age.


Online Games, Puzzles and Quizzes


Enjoy free online games, puzzles and quizzes on "National Geographic" magazine's website. Choose from several match and geometric games, slide and jigsaw puzzles and travel and animal quizzes. There are also interactive world maps. The quizzes allow you to test your knowledge of countries and continents, cities, national parks, international foods, holidays, festivals, national treasures and one-of-a-kind and remote places.


National Geographic Kids


Visit National Geographic Kids online to find and play fun and educational games, puzzles and more. The games are action packed and perfect for teenage learners and explorers. Kids and adults can also play interactive games that are based on some of National Geographic's most popular television shows.


Great Migrations


Download games such as "Move!", one in a series of interactive games named after the miniseries "Great Migrations" that aired on the National Geographic Channel. The series of games help gamers learn about animals and their habitats, migratory species and their natural landscapes, the science behind migration, geography and exploration. National Geographic filmmakers traveled the world for more than two and a half years capturing these stories. Gamers can also connect on Facebook through the official page for National Geographic Channel's Great Migrations.







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