World Cup of Geography
The World Cup of Geography is a team competition that will be held throughout
the year as we study geography. Here is how it works. Your class will be divided into
teams that will compete against each other on geography quizzes, with the winner of
each match up being determined by the higher average quiz score.
Please note that not only will the results affect your team, they will affect your
grade. Although the average scores determine the outcomes for the competition, your
individual scores go into the teacher’s grade book and will affect your average in social
studies. Individual scores are kept private by the teacher.
A schedule of map activities can be found on the following pages. Your
responsibilities include carefully labeling each map when we get to it, which is usually
done in class but possibly for homework from time to time (occasionally the maps will be
collected and graded). Then, you are to study to prepare for the quiz on it. You have
teammates that are relying on you, so make sure to pull your weight. If you are absent
on the day of a quiz, please come to school at 7:30 the following morning to make it up.
More on how the competition works-you will take a pre-test (not graded) in the first few days of school to help us make
the teams
-there will not be a map activity every week – the maps and map quizzes will be spread
out throughout the year – some units will have more maps than others (Africa is a busy
unit for map quizzes) – and the final exam for geography (also the World Cup Final) will
be at the end of the school year
-teams will use soccer scoring for the records (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, zero
points for a loss)
-the top two teams from each class period will advance to the elimination round
Teams and scheduleGroup A
Millichap’s
Period 2
France
Mexico
Group B
Millichap’s
Period 3
Argentina
Greece
Group C
Millichap’s
Period 6
Algeria
England
Group D
Millichap’s
Period 8
Australia
Germany
Group E
Ciferni’s
Period 2
Cameroon
Denmark
South
Africa
Uruguay
Nigeria
Slovenia
Ghana
Japan
South
Korea
USA
Serbia
Netherlands
Group F
Ciferni’s
Period 3
Italy
New
Zealand
Paraguay
Slovakia
Group G
Ciferni’s
Period 6
Brazil
Ivory
Coast
North
Korea
Portugal
Group H
Ciferni’s
Period 8
Chile
Honduras
Spain
Switzerland
Map 1 – Continents, Oceans and major geographical features (playing teams
in own class period)
France vs. Mexico
South Africa vs. Uruguay
Argentina vs. Greece
Nigeria vs. South Korea
Algeria vs. England
Slovenia vs. USA
Australia vs. Germany
Ghana vs. Serbia
Cameroon vs. Denmark
Japan vs. Netherlands
Italy vs. New Zealand
Paraguay vs. Slovakia
Brazil vs. Ivory Coast
North Korea vs. Portugal
Chile vs. Honduras
Spain vs. Switzerland
Map 2 – Indian Subcontinent (playing teams in own class period)
France vs. South Africa
Mexico vs. Uruguay
Argentina vs. Nigeria
Greece vs. South Korea
Algeria vs. Slovenia
England vs. USA
Australia vs. Ghana
Germany vs. Serbia
Cameroon vs. Japan
Denmark vs. Netherlands
Italy vs. Paraguay
New Zealand vs. Slovakia
Brazil vs. North Korea
Ivory Coast vs. Portugal
Chile vs. Spain
Honduras vs. Switzerland
Map 3 – Western Europe Map (playing teams in own class period)
France vs. Uruguay
Mexico vs. South Africa
Argentina vs. South Korea
Greece vs. Nigeria
Algeria vs. USA
England vs. Slovenia
Australia vs. Serbia
Germany vs. Ghana
Cameroon vs. Netherlands
Denmark vs. Japan
Italy vs. Slovakia
New Zealand vs. Paraguay
Brazil vs. Portugal
Ivory Coast vs. North Korea
Chile vs. Switzerland
Honduras vs. Spain
Map 4 – Middle East (vs. team from different period)
Playing team across from you on chart –
Millichap period 2 vs. Millichap period 3
Millichap period 6 vs. Millichap period 8
Ciferni period 2 vs. Ciferni period 3
Ciferni period 6 vs. Ciferni period 8
Map 5 – Africa physical features (vs. team from different period)
Playing team across from you on chart –
Millichap period 2 vs. Millichap period 6
Millichap period 3 vs. Millichap period 8
Ciferni period 2 vs. Ciferni period 6
Ciferni period 3 vs. Ciferni period 8
Map 6 – African countries – set 1 (vs. team from different period)
Playing team across from you on chart –
Millichap period 2 vs. Millichap period 8
Millichap period 3 vs. Millichap period 6
Ciferni period 2 vs. Ciferni period 8
Ciferni period 3 vs. Ciferni period 6
Map 7 – African countries – set 2 (Millichap teams vs. Ciferni teams)
Playing team across from you on chart –
Millichap period 2 vs. Ciferni period 2
Millichap period 3 vs. Ciferni period 3
Millichap period 6 vs. Ciferni period 6
Millichap period 8 vs. Ciferni period 8
Map 8 – African countries – set 3 (Millichap teams vs. Ciferni teams)
Playing team across from you on chart –
Millichap period 2 vs. Ciferni period 3
Millichap period 3 vs. Ciferni period 8
Millichap period 6 vs. Ciferni period 2
Millichap period 8 vs. Ciferni period 6
Map 9 – African countries – set 4 (playing teams in own class period)
Re-matches of game one
Map 10 – All African countries (playing teams in own class period)
Re-matches of game two
Map 11 – Eastern Europe Map (playing teams in own class period)
Re-matches of game three
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Start of elimination round – not all teams advance – all students take quizzes regardless
of team’s record
Map 12 – China - cities and physical features (Elimination round – first round)
Game 1 - Group A first place vs. Group B second place
Game 2 – Group C first place vs. Group D second place
Game 3 – Group B first place vs. Group A second place
Game 4 – Group D first place vs. Group C second place
Game 5 – Group E first place vs. Group F second place
Game 6 – Group G first place vs. Group H second place
Game 7 – Group F first place vs. Group E second place
Game 8 – Group H first place vs. Group G second place
Map 13 – Central and East Asia (Quarterfinals)
Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner
Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner
Map 14 – Japan (Semifinals)
Two remaining Millichap teams play each other
Two remaining Ciferni teams play each other
Map 15 - Geography Final (World Cup Final)
Winners of Semifinals