Earth Scout

**Earth Scout** is an activity in Trudy's Time and Place House. It is also a Brain Bytes game. It teaches geography with continents, oceans, and landmarks around the world.

## Characters

* Astro-Mouse and Melvin
* Trudy (cameo)

## Continents, Landmarks, and Oceans

### Continents

* North America
* South America
* Europe
* Africa
* Asia
* Australia
* Antarctica

### Landmarks

#### North America

* Greenland
* The Statue of Liberty
* The Rocky Mountains
* The Grand Canyon
* An Aztec Temple

#### South America

* The Galapagos Islands
* Machu Picchu
* The Amazon Rainforest
* The Andes Mountains
* Rio de Janeiro

#### Europe

* Stonehenge
* The Eiffel Tower
* The Berlin Wall Memorial
* The Colosseum
* Athens

#### Africa

* The Sahara
* The Giza Pyramids
* The Great Sphinx
* The Nile River
* The Congo

#### Asia

* The Taj Mahal
* The Great Wall of China
* The Imperial Palace
* Mt. Fuji
* Bangkok

#### Australia

* Ayers Rock
* The Outback
* The Sydney Opera House
* Tasmania

#### Antarctica

* Snow Hill Island
* The Antarctic Peninsula
* The South Pole
* The Adelie Coast

### Oceans

* Pacific Ocean
* Atlantic Ocean
* Indian Ocean
* Arctic Ocean

## Dialogues

* **North America**
	+ North America is a continent that stretches from the icy shores of the Arctic Ocean. All the way down to land covered with warm jungles.
	+ The island of Greenland isn't very green. Most of it is covered all year by a thick layer of ice and snow.
	+ The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom. Visitors can go up into the statue and look out through windows in the crown.
	+ The Rocky Mountains are the largest chain of mountains in North America. Fossils of sea animals have been found in the Rockies.
	+ The beautiful Grand Canyon is over one mile deep. As the sunlight changes, the canyon rocks look like they're turning different colors.
	+ Aztec Temples like this were built by the Aztec Indians over 1,000 years ago.
* **South America**
	+ South America is a continent with mountains running all along one edge. The very bottom of South America is shaped like an animal's sharp horn.
	+ All wildlife is protected on the Galapagos Islands including huge turtles, iguanas, and blue-footed seabirds.
	+ The Inca Indians built the city of Machu Picchu high in a mountain long ago. Parts of the buildings and the city wall are still standing today.
	+ The Amazon Rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest on Earth. Armadillos, giant anteaters, anaconda snakes, and other fascinating animals live there.
	+ The Andes Mountains are the longest chain of mountains on Earth. Some mountains in the Andes are volcanoes that still erupt.
	+ The city of Rio de Janeiro is known for its beautiful beaches and colorful festivals.
* **Europe**
	+ The continent of Europe is connected to the continent of Asia. A long chain of mountains runs along the border.
	+ Stonehenge may have once been used by son worshippers. Experts are still puzzled about how the huge stones were moved into place.
	+ The Eiffel Tower was built over 100 years ago. At that time the 984-foot tower was higher than any building on Earth.
	+ For 30 years, the Berlin Wall kept the city of Berlin separated into two parts. It was partially torn down in 1989, making Berlin one city again.
	+ The Colosseum was the very first sports stadium. It was sometimes filled with water for people to come watch pretend sea battles.
	+ In ancient times, Athens was the Earth's leading city. The remains of ancient buildings still stand alongside modern buildings.
* **Africa**
	+ Africa is a continent covered by rainforests, deserts, and grassland.
	+ The Sahara is the largest desert on Earth. The Sahara is so hot and dry that even when it rains, the drops often disappear before reaching the ground.
	+ The Giza Pyramids were built long ago as places to bury Egyptian kings. Gold and beautiful treasures were buried with the kings.
	+ The Great Sphinx is a huge statue with the body of a lion and the head of a man. The face is carved to look like an Egyptian king.
	+ The Nile is the longest river on Earth.
	+ The tropical rainforest in the Congo is full of interesting plants and animals.
* **Asia**
	+ Asia is the largest of the seven continents.
	+ A king of India had the Taj Mahal built as a burial place for his queen. It took thousands of workers and about 20 years to build.
	+ The Great Wall of China is the longest wall on Earth. Guard towers and a roadway for horses were built along the top.
	+ China's emperors used to live in the Imperial Palace with its 9,999 rooms. If you were to live in a new room every day from the day you were born, you would be 27 years old before running out of rooms.
	+ Mt. Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan. At the top is the crater of a volcano that no longer erupts.
	+ The city of Bangkok was first built along rivers and canals. Long ago, before there were streets, people in Bangkok would travel in boats or on top of elephants.
* **Australia**
	+ Australia is the smallest and flattest of the seven continents. It is sometimes known as the land down under.
	+ Ayers Rock is a huge mountain right in the middle of the Australian desert. At sunset, it looks bright red.
	+ The inner area of Australia called "the Outback" is flat and dry with very, very few people.
	+ The Sydney Opera House sits on the edge of the ocean. It has a roof that looks like sails.
	+ The island of Tasmania has many fascinating plants including Eucalyptus trees. Eucalyptus trees grew even during the time of dinosaurs.
* **Antarctica**
	+ Antarctica is the coldest, iciest continent. Many animals live near the coast, but only insects can live on the rest of Antarctica.
	+ Snow Hill Island is one of the places in Antarctica where scientists from all around the world work together to study the cold icy environment.
	+ The Antarctic Peninsula was the first spot on the continent of Antarctica to be visited by people. These early visitors came out to hunt for seals.
	+ The South Pole is as far south as you can go.
	+ The Adelie Coast is the Earth's windiest place. Adelie penguins live along the coast. There are more Adelie penguins than any other kind of penguin on Earth.
* **Pacific Ocean**
	+ The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the four oceans.
	+ The Pacific Ocean is the ocean with the most underwater volcanoes.
	+ Nearly half of all the fish caught every year are from the Pacific Ocean.
* **Atlantic Ocean**
	+ The Atlantic Ocean has the saltiest water of all four oceans.
	+ Oceanography, the scientific study of oceans, began in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
* **Indian Ocean**
	+ The Indian Ocean is sometimes called the middle ocean because it is between the Atlantic and Pacific.
	+ The Indian Ocean was the first of the four oceans used for trading. Ancient ships carry variable things back and forth between Africa and Asia.
* **Arctic Ocean**
	+ The Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean on Earth.
	+ The Arctic Ocean has the coldest water of all four oceans.

## Camera

The camera takes many pictures of the earth including continents, landmarks, and oceans around the world. The circles have landmarks on them to zoom in the earth. There are four views of the earth.

## Activity Modes

* Taking pictures of continents and oceans
* Taking pictures of landmarks with location hints
* Taking pictures of landmarks without location hints

## Introduction

* See you later! Have fun!

* Click a green arrow to fly around the earth or click on the earth to fly closer.