World Adventure Project Alastair Humphreys – world explorer! Visited 60 countries in 5 continents How many miles is this?

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World Adventure Project Alastair Humphreys – world explorer! Visited 60 countries in 5 continents How many miles is this?

World Adventure Project Alastair Humphreys – world explorer! Visited 60 countries in 5 continents How many miles is this? 46,000 miles How long would it take you to cycle that far?

World Adventure Project Alastair Humphreys – world explorer! Visited 60 countries in 5 continents How many miles is this? 46,000 miles How long would it take you to cycle that far? 4 years!

Which Continent? What are the names of the different continents? Sort the countries into their correct category… World Challenge: locate the individual countries on the world map

EnglandZimbabweRussia KazakhstanMexicoTurkey EgyptUSAMalawi TurkmenistanChinaLesotho ArgentinaGreeceCroatia MozambiqueGermanyKyrgyzstan CanadaColombiaPeru EthiopiaJapanChile JordanSyriaSerbia TanzaniaLebanonUzbekistan

NORTH AMERICASOUTH AMERICA AFRICAEUROPE ASIAAUSTRALASIA ANTARCTICA

What would change along the way? As you follow the journey around the world what sorts of things do you think would change?

Physical Geography/Physical Challenge The fitness challenge! Different reliefs along the way… How long will it take you to complete going round the world?

Physical World Geography Atlases pp62-63 Use the information on the maps to work out how the climate would change as you follow the route. Write your ideas on post-it notes and stick to the world map in the relevant areas.

What to Pack??? What would you need to pack for your trip? Write down your ideas on post-it notes and add to your maps to show where you would need certain items of clothing. What else would you need to keep you safe/healthy on the trip? Make a border of post-its around the map.

What should you take? There is limited space in you rucksack. You can only pack 10 items (a maximum of 5 items of clothing) As a group decide which 10 things are the most important and add a star to each post- it.