A full slate of activities is planned for the 2012 Geography Awareness Week, Nov. 12-16.
Presented by the Geography Student Organization at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Geography Week will feature a week-long photo competition, a trivia game, the annual Geography Bowl and two public lectures.
Here's a quick look at all the planned events for Geography Awareness Week:
• Photo Competition: Entrants will be on display in the Hardin Hall lobby all week. The winner will be determined by a student vote and a panel of judges. Results will be announced in room 228 on Friday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m.
• Geography Wheel Game: Available each day of the week from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the City Campus Union. Participants spin the wheel and are quizzed about their geographic knowledge for a chance to win a prize.
• Seminar: Don Rundquist will address "40 Years of Remote Sensing," on Monday, Nov. 12, at 3 p.m. in Hardin Hall room 901.
• Geography Bowl: Held Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the Hardin Hall Auditorium at 6-9:30 p.m. More than 100 students are expected to turn out for this popular Geography quiz tournament. Each member of the winning team will receive a geocaching kit, donated by Garmin and the UNL Geography Program. Free pizza and door prizes will also be provided by the Geography Program and various Lincoln establishments.
• Seminar: LLoyd Queen will address "Characterizing Fire-on-Fire Interactions in three Large Wilderness Areas Using the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) Fire Perimeter Data," on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 3:30 p.m. in the Hardin Hall Auditorium.