Bangkok on Google Maps Activity

Bangkok on Google Maps

A 6 Place Challengeand

A Chance to Explore Places that are Important to You

InstructionsYou will see 6 pictures taken from Google Maps of Bangkok.Some will be map pictures.

Some will be satellite pictures.

Try and find the exact same picture on Google Maps in the time limit set by your teacher and show it on your screen. If it is a map, make sure yours is a map. If satellite, do the same.There are bonus questions too.

This place in the Chao Phraya River where it meets the sea (its mouth). Bonus question: What is the sea called?

1

Bangkok’s International Airport, Suvarnabhumi. Extra question: What part of Bangkok is it in?

2

This loop in the Chao Phraya River. Bonus question: What is a loop like this called?

3

This famous park in Bangkok. Bonus question: what are some of the important places nearby?

4

This bridge. Bonus question: apart from the road, what other types of transport are there here?

5

Difficult question. Can you find the International School shown here. Bonus question – what is it called?

6

Now explore the map and find at least two (other) places in Bangkok that are important to you

Copy the pictures you find to a Word (or similar) document and describe in one or two sentences – where they are, and why they are important places. Save this, as you might use these pictures and descriptions

later.