• Imagine that you are a geologist who has lost many of his/her friends around the world. You have sent out an world wide e-mail asking for information/clues that could lead you to your long lost friends. In hopes to find your friends, you use the geographic clues that you receive via e-mail from around the world to try locate where your friends are. This geographical clues include major landmarks, the region of the location, major characteristics of the location, and the longitude and latitude of the location. Also included in the information is a picture of the last siting of your friends. From all this information you should be able to locate your long lost friends from around the world.
  • Below are the geographical clues along with the pictures that have been e-mailed to you from around the world with siting of your friends.
  • Read the clues and look at the pictures, then try to locate where your long lost friends are located.
  • Click on the evaluation button to check your answers to see if you have located your friends correctly.
  • Click on the instruction button to see how to submit a picture and a paragraph containing clues to where you are located.

1) Hi, our names are Jacob and Matt. This picture was taken by our nation's capitol building. Its located on the east coast region of the United States. If one was to visit this location, they might run into a couple famous politicians like the President. The exact longitude and latitude of our location is 39N and 77W. Can you guess where we are??? 2) Hi, our names are Tyler and Chad. This picture was taken at Shade Baseball Park, which can be located on the Internet. Our location is in the Midwest Region of the United States. Some might refer to the region as the "Corn Belt" region. That right, most people around here farm corn or soybeans. Our exact longitude and latitude is 42N and 89W.
3) Hi, my name is Amy. This picture was taken on my summer vacation. In the background you can see that the city we visited is located on one of the Great Lakes. The city that my family and I visited is located in the Midwest region of the US While there, we move around either by taxi, walking, or the "L" train. The exact longitude and latitude is 42N and 88W. Do you know where I went on vacation to??? 4) Hi, my name is Erica. I know this picture isn't the best, but it was taken at Liberty Island on my summer vacation. If you look real hard, you can see a famous statue behind me. The location of my place is on the East Coast. Many immigrants first stopped here in the early 1900s before entering the US The longitude and latitude of this location is 41N and 74W.
5) Hi, my name is Brock. This picture was taken on Prairie Lake. This lake is just one lake out of seven that make up this small but nice resort town located in the Midwest. The town is actually 3 hours away from the Canadian border. The exact location is 44N and 89W. Where am I located??? (Check out this town Internet Site)