Where in the World.....

An interesting way to help students learn about geography is to have students find the location of where their clothes were made. A lot of the time, our clothes are made in countries that we may have never heard of, with the exception of China. The first step in this activity is to have students help each other look at where their clothes were made. The students then take a look at a map to find where these countries are. Once students have found the countries, they take a colored pencil and color in the country on a blank map.  By doing this activity, it lets students become more familiar with using a map first of all. It also lets students find the countries that they are less familiar with. This activity could even break into discussion about why some countries make more clothes compared to other countries. Talking about trade between countries can also be a discussion when doing this activity.