World Countries Quiz on Purposegames.com

To assess your memorization of the countries from the map packet, I'm going to have you sign up for www.purposegames.com. Once you've signed up you'll be able to join the OHMS World Geography Quiz Tournament I created.

 Here are the basics on signing up for purposgames.com:

• click on "Register" to create a new account
• Create a username which I can recognize for grading purposes (like first.last.class period)
• Once you've created a username, submitted a valid email account, and created a password, purposegames will send you a confirmation email with a link you will need to click to activate your account. 
• Login and search for "grichins". Click on my username, find the "groups" section and click on my group "Oquirrh Hills Geography". Apply to enter the group and I will accept your invitation as soon as I can. 
• Once you've been accepted into the "Oquirrh Hills Geography Group", find your way to the "Tournaments" menu and start the OHMS World Geography Quiz Tournament.
• Complete all 5 maps: The Countries of Europe (by David), The Countries of Asia (by David), the Countries of South America (by David), World Physical Features (by grichins), and the Countries of Africa (by David).
• You're welcome to log out of purposegames and use maps to practice all you want anonymously,but when you log in and go to tournament mode, please don't use any help. 

Concerned about how this will be scored? Here's a quick explanation of the scoring process:

The score on the countries/physical features quiz will be determined by time and accuracy. It will be worth 200 points -- 100 points for accuracy, and 100 points for time. The accuracy is calculated automatically by the program and averaged together among the 5 maps they play. One point will be given for every percentage point of accuracy: 100% accuracy will get 100 points, 85 % accuracy will get 85 points, and so on. Their time score is divided into half-minute increments. To get the full 100 points in the time category, their cumulative time (for all 5 maps) needs to be less than 8 minutes. If their score is above 8 minutes but faster than 8:31, they'll get 95/100 points, and so on. 

Here is a screen shot of an individual student's progress on the tournament that shows the 5 maps, their accuracy, and the time it took for each map:

Students don't need to be logged in to play any particular map, but their scores will not be recorded if they are not logged in. 

If you still need to do the quiz, but the tournament is over, don't worry! You can still play the maps and turn in your scores. Just play the maps listed below and print out the results page after you finish each map. Make sure your name is on your maps and turn them in. 

Maps:

• The Countries of Africa (by David)
• The Countries of Asia (by David)
• The Countries of Europe (by David)
• The Countries of South America (by David)
• World Physical Features (by grichins)