Taking a Page from Google Earth

The Utility Belt blog has excerpted a piece of Google's announcement on the Google Earth upgrade:

* Two states known for their majestic peaks have gotten an upgrade.
* I can now see where my favorite maple syrup is made.
* Certain Florida beaches (and 1 mountain) are looking much improved.
* Try counting the warthogs in the Boneyard.
* Peek inside the home of the Brew Crew.
* You can read the Skin's logo painted on their field.
* An historic state capitol building is now in high res.
* This city was named after the Native American name of a nearby mountain,
"Tacobet."
* A "far away" city that played a key role in trans-Saharan trade can now be seen
close up.
* The town where Jane Austen spent her final years is much clearer.
* The topic of Vincent van Gogh's Cafe Terrace at Night is now bright as day.
* Take a look at "la ville noir," where Cointreau was invented.
* Only a third of this country's land is arable, but you can now view the entire
country in high res.
* From 1880 to 1884 this German city was home to the world's tallest building.
* Rockets may be used to disrupt rain clouds over this city next summer.
* This country received an impressive terrain update, you might call it Lord of
the Terrain.

Does anyone notice anything interesting? Google doesn't provide the answers, but it sure tries to make us look for the answers. The only way to do this is to turn to Google Earth.

As teachers, maybe we shouldn't give the students answers. But instead, incite them to try and find the answers on their own.