Topic: World Continents
What is a continent?
How many continents are in the world and what are the names?
List at least 2 countries in each Continent
Large landmasses on Earth, divided by geography, culture, and tectonic boundaries.
7 Continents (AANSA):
Asia – Largest; includes China, India, Japan, Middle East.
Africa – Second largest; rich in deserts, savannas, and rivers.
North America – Includes U.S., Canada, Mexico.
South America – Includes Brazil, Argentina, Andes Mountains.
Antarctica – Ice-covered; uninhabited except for researchers.
Europe – Western culture, dense cities, varied climate.
Australia (Oceania) – Includes Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands.
Topic: World Oceans
What is an ocean?
How many Oceans are in the world and what is the name of them?
List what oceans touch what?
Definition:
Large bodies of saltwater covering about 71% of Earth’s surface.
5 Oceans (PAISA)
Pacific Ocean – Between Asia and the Americas; largest and deepest.
Atlantic Ocean – Between the Americas, Europe, and Africa.
Indian Ocean – Between Africa, Asia, and Australia.
Southern Ocean – Encircles Antarctica.
Arctic Ocean – Northernmost; smallest and shallowest.
Topic: Asia Continent
What is Asia?
How many countries in Asia?
How many subregions are in Asia and what are the names of those subregions?
How many countries are in each subregion and what are the names of all the countries?
The world’s largest continent, located mainly in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres.
United Nations say 48 Countries
5 Subregions: East, Southeast, South, Central, Western/Middle East
East Asia (6)
China
Japan
Mongolia
North Korea
South Korea
Taiwan
- Southeast Asia (11)
Brunei
Cambodia
East Timor (Timor-Leste)
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar (Burma)
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam - South Asia (8)
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka - Central Asia (5)
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan - Western Asia / Middle East (19)
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Cyprus*
Georgia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Turkey*
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Topic: Asia Capitals
What are the capitals of the following countries in Asia?
—East Asia (6)
China
Japan
Mongolia
North Korea
South Korea
Taiwan
—Southeast Asia (11)
Brunei
Cambodia
East Timor (Timor-Leste)
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar (Burma)
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
—South Asia (8)
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
—Central Asia (5)
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
—Western Asia / Middle East (19)
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Cyprus*
Georgia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Turkey*
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
East Asia (6)
China — Beijing
Japan — Tokyo
Mongolia — Ulaanbaatar
North Korea — Pyongyang
South Korea — Seoul
Taiwan — Taipei
Southeast Asia (11)
Brunei — Bandar Seri Begawan
Cambodia — Phnom Penh
East Timor (Timor-Leste) — Dili
Indonesia — Jakarta
Laos — Vientiane
Malaysia — Kuala Lumpur
Myanmar (Burma) — Naypyidaw
Philippines — Manila
Singapore — Singapore
Thailand — Bangkok
Vietnam — Hanoi
South Asia (8)
Afghanistan — Kabul
Bangladesh — Dhaka
Bhutan — Thimphu
India — New Delhi
Maldives — Malé
Nepal — Kathmandu
Pakistan — Islamabad
Sri Lanka — Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (official) / Colombo (commercial)
Central Asia (5)
Kazakhstan — Astana (formerly Nur-Sultan)
Kyrgyzstan — Bishkek
Tajikistan — Dushanbe
Turkmenistan — Ashgabat
Uzbekistan — Tashkent
Western Asia / Middle East (19)
Armenia — Yerevan
Azerbaijan — Baku
Bahrain — Manama
Cyprus — Nicosia
Georgia — Tbilisi
Iran — Tehran
Iraq — Baghdad
Israel — Jerusalem
Jordan — Amman
Kuwait — Kuwait City
Lebanon — Beirut
Oman — Muscat
Palestine — Ramallah (administrative) / East Jerusalem (claimed)
Qatar — Doha
Saudi Arabia — Riyadh
Syria — Damascus
Turkey — Ankara
United Arab Emirates — Abu Dhabi
Yemen — Sana’a
Topic: North America
What is North America?
How many countries are in North America?
How many Sub Regions are in North America and how many countries are in each subregion?
What are the names of the sub regions
Name the countries/independent nations within each sub region?
Bonus What are the other North American Territories?
A continent located entirely in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
-23 Countries
-3 Subregions
Mainland North America (3):
Canada
United States
Mexico
Central America (7 countries):
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
The Caribbean (13 independent nations):
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
North American Territories:
Greenland (Denmark)
Bermuda (UK)
Puerto Rico (U.S.)
Cayman Islands (UK)
Aruba (Netherlands)
Topic: North America
List all (23) North American Capitals for each Country
Mainland North America (3):
United States
Canada
Mexico
Central America (7 countries):
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
The Caribbean (13 independent nations):
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
—North American Territories:
Greenland (Denmark)
Bermuda (UK)
Puerto Rico (U.S.)
Cayman Islands (UK)
Aruba (Netherlands)
Mainland North America
United States – Washington, D.C.
Canada – Ottawa
Mexico – Mexico City
- Central America (7 countries)
Belize – Belmopan
Costa Rica – San José
El Salvador – San Salvador
Guatemala – Guatemala City
Honduras – Tegucigalpa
Nicaragua – Managua
Panama – Panama City - The Caribbean (13 independent nations)
Antigua and Barbuda – St. John’s
Bahamas – Nassau
Barbados – Bridgetown
Cuba – Havana
Dominica – Roseau
Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo
Grenada – St. George’s
Haiti – Port-au-Prince
Jamaica – Kingston
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Basseterre
Saint Lucia – Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Kingstown
Trinidad and Tobago – Port of Spain
—North American Territories (for awareness)
Greenland (Denmark) – Nuuk
Bermuda (UK) – Hamilton
Puerto Rico (U.S.) – San Juan
Cayman Islands (UK) – George Town
Aruba (Netherlands) – Oranjestad
Topic: South America
What is South America
How many sovereign countries are in South America and what are they?
A continent mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, south of North America and between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
12 Countries
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Topic: South America Capitals
South America Capitals (12 Total)
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Argentina – Buenos Aires
Bolivia – Sucre (constitutional) / La Paz (administrative)
Brazil – Brasília
Chile – Santiago
Colombia – Bogotá
Ecuador – Quito
Guyana – Georgetown
Paraguay – Asunción
Peru – Lima
Suriname – Paramaribo
Uruguay – Montevideo
Venezuela – Caracas
Topic: Oceania/Australia
What is Australia?
What is Oceania?
How many countries are in Australia?
In the Country of Australia, what is included?
# States?
#Mainland Territories?
#External Territories?
Australia: The smallest continent, a single landmass, located in the Southern Hemisphere, surrounded by the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Oceania: A cultural and geographic region encompassing Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.
It is 1 country. Australia is not made up of multiple countries. It’s a single, sovereign country that also forms its own continent.
Oceania = The Entire Region (Has 4 Subregions)
Australia = Continent and Country (Land-Mass)
Australia (Country/Sovereign Nation-State) Only Includes:
-6 States
-2 Mainland territories
-6 External territories
Topic: Australia
In the Country of Australia, what is included?
# States?
#Mainland Territories?
#External Territories?
What are the names of each?
Australia (Country) Includes:
***Six States:
-New South Wales
-Victoria
-Queensland
-South Australia
-Western Australia
-Tasmania
***Two Mainland Territories:
-Australian Capital Territory (ACT) includes Canberra
-Northern Territory
***Six External Territories (under Australian control):
-Norfolk Island
-Christmas Island
-Cocos (Keeling) Islands
-Heard Island and McDonald Islands
-Ashmore and Cartier Islands
-Coral Sea Islands
Topic: Oceania/Australia
What locations in Oceania that isn’t owned by Australia?
What’s in the Continent of Australia that Australia as a country doesn’t own.
Not Australia owned in Oceania:
Guam (U.S.)
Northern Mariana Islands (U.S.)
Cook Islands (NZ)
Niue (NZ)
French Polynesia (France)
American Samoa (U.S.)
Tokelau (NZ)
Wallis and Futuna (France)
Pitcairn Islands (UK)
Easter Island (Chile)
New Caledonia (France)
The Continent includes the nearby continental islands surrounding it. Papua New Guinea (Capital: Port Moresby) — so there isn’t one capital, but several for each country within it.
Topic: Oceania/Australia
How many sub regions are in Oceania?
What are the names of those subregions and how many locations are in each subregion?
What are the names of those locations?
4 Subregions
***Australasia (2 Locations)
Australia
New Zealand
***Melanesia (5 Locations)
Papua New Guinea
Fiji
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu
New Caledonia (France)
***Micronesia (7 Locations)
Federated States of Micronesia
Palau
Marshall Islands
Nauru
Kiribati
Guam (U.S.)
Northern Mariana Islands (U.S.)
***Polynesia (11 Locations)
Samoa
Tonga
Tuvalu
Cook Islands (NZ)
Niue (NZ)
French Polynesia (France)
American Samoa (U.S.)
Tokelau (NZ)
Wallis and Futuna (France)
Pitcairn Islands (UK)
Easter Island (Chile)
Topic: Australia Capitals
What is the national capital of Australia (Country)
What are the state capitals of Australia (Country)
What are the territory capitals of Australia (Country)
National Country Capital: Canberra
State Capitals:
New South Wales → Sydney
Victoria → Melbourne
Queensland → Brisbane
South Australia → Adelaide
Western Australia → Perth
Tasmania → Hobart
Territory Capitals:
Northern Territory → Darwin
Australian Capital Territory → Canberra
Topic: United States
How many U.S. States are there?
How many U.S. Census Bureau regions are there and what are the names?
What are the names of the states in each region?
There are 50 U.S. states.
Additionally, there is Washington, D.C., which is a federal district and not a state.
Northeast (9 states + D.C.)
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C.
Midwest (12 states)
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
South (16 states)
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
West (13 states)
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Alaska
Washington
Oregon
California
Hawaii
Topic: United States Capitals
What is the capital of the United States?
What are the capitals for the following States?
Northeast (9 states + DC)
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C.
Midwest (12 states)
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
South (16 states)
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
West (13 states)
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Alaska
Washington
Oregon
California
Hawaii
The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C.
Alabama — Montgomery
Alaska — Juneau
Arizona — Phoenix
Arkansas — Little Rock
California — Sacramento
Colorado — Denver
Connecticut — Hartford
Delaware — Dover
Florida — Tallahassee
Georgia — Atlanta
Hawaii — Honolulu
Idaho — Boise
Illinois — Springfield
Indiana — Indianapolis
Iowa — Des Moines
Kansas — Topeka
Kentucky — Frankfort
Louisiana — Baton Rouge
Maine — Augusta
Maryland — Annapolis
Massachusetts — Boston
Michigan — Lansing
Minnesota — Saint Paul
Mississippi — Jackson
Missouri — Jefferson City
Montana — Helena
Nebraska — Lincoln
Nevada — Carson City
New Hampshire — Concord
New Jersey — Trenton
New Mexico — Santa Fe
New York — Albany
North Carolina — Raleigh
North Dakota — Bismarck
Ohio — Columbus
Oklahoma — Oklahoma City
Oregon — Salem
Pennsylvania — Harrisburg
Rhode Island — Providence
South Carolina — Columbia
South Dakota — Pierre
Tennessee — Nashville
Texas — Austin
Utah — Salt Lake City
Vermont — Montpelier
Virginia — Richmond
Washington — Olympia
West Virginia — Charleston
Wisconsin — Madison
Wyoming — Cheyenne
Washington, D.C. — Washington
Topic: Europe
What is Europe?
How many subregions of Europe are there and how many countries are in each subregion?
What are the countries in each of those subregions?
A continent in the Northern Hemisphere, west of Asia and north of Africa.
-5 Subregions
-44 countries
Northern Europe (9 Countries)
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom
Western Europe (9 Countries)
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands
Switzerland
Southern Europe (16 Countries)
Albania
Andorra
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Cyprus
Greece
Italy
Malta
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Portugal
San Marino
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain
Vatican City
Eastern Europe (10 Countries)
Belarus
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Moldova
Poland
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Ukraine
Transcontinental / Europe-Asia (6) Not included as European Countries)
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Turkey
Cyprus
Topic: Europe
List the Capitals for each of the following countries in Europe:
Northern Europe (9 Countries)
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom
Western Europe (9 Countries)
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands
Switzerland
Southern Europe (16 Countries)
Albania
Andorra
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Cyprus
Greece
Italy
Malta
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Portugal
San Marino
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain
Vatican City
Eastern Europe (10 Countries)
Belarus
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Moldova
Poland
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Ukraine
Transcontinental / Europe-Asia (6) Not included as European Countries)
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Turkey
Cyprus
Northern Europe (9 Locations)
Denmark — Copenhagen
Estonia — Tallinn
Finland — Helsinki
Iceland — Reykjavik
Ireland — Dublin
Latvia — Riga
Lithuania — Vilnius
Norway — Oslo
Sweden — Stockholm
United Kingdom — London
Western Europe (9 Locations)
Austria — Vienna
Belgium — Brussels
France — Paris
Germany — Berlin
Liechtenstein — Vaduz
Luxembourg — Luxembourg City
Monaco — Monaco
Netherlands — Amsterdam
Switzerland — Bern
Southern Europe (16 Locations)
Albania — Tirana
Andorra — Andorra la Vella
Bosnia and Herzegovina — Sarajevo
Croatia — Zagreb
Cyprus — Nicosia
Greece — Athens
Italy — Rome
Malta — Valletta
Montenegro — Podgorica
North Macedonia — Skopje
Portugal — Lisbon
San Marino — San Marino
Serbia — Belgrade
Slovenia — Ljubljana
Spain — Madrid
Vatican City — Vatican City
Eastern Europe (10 Locations)
Belarus — Minsk
Bulgaria — Sofia
Czech Republic — Prague
Hungary — Budapest
Moldova — Chișinău
Poland — Warsaw
Romania — Bucharest
Russia — Moscow
Slovakia — Bratislava
Ukraine — Kyiv
Transcontinental / Europe-Asia (6 Locations)
Armenia — Yerevan
Azerbaijan — Baku
Georgia — Tbilisi
Kazakhstan — Astana (Nur-Sultan)
Turkey — Ankara
Cyprus — Nicosia
Topic: Africa
What is Africa?
How many countries are in Africa.
How many subregions of Africa are there and how many countries are in each subregion?
What are the countries in each of those subregions?
A continent located primarily in the Eastern Hemisphere, south of Europe, and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
-54 countries in Africa today, according to the United Nations
- Northern Africa (7 Locations)
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Morocco
Sudan
Tunisia
Western Sahara* - Western Africa (16 Locations)
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo - Central Africa (9 Locations)
Angola
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
São Tomé and Príncipe - Eastern Africa (18 Locations)
Burundi
Comoros
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Rwanda
Seychelles
Somalia
South Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe - Southern Africa (10 Locations)
Botswana
Eswatini (Swaziland)
Lesotho
Namibia
South Africa
Zimbabwe* (sometimes included in Eastern Africa)
Angola* (sometimes included in Central Africa)
Mozambique* (sometimes included in Eastern Africa)
Zambia* (sometimes included in Eastern Africa)
Malawi* (sometimes included in Eastern Africa)
Topic: Africa
List the Capitals for each of the following countries in Africa:
Northern Africa (7 Locations)
Algeria — Algiers
Egypt — Cairo
Libya — Tripoli
Morocco — Rabat
Sudan — Khartoum
Tunisia — Tunis
Western Sahara* — Laayoune
Western Africa (16 Locations)
Benin — Porto-Novo
Burkina Faso — Ouagadougou
Cape Verde — Praia
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) — Yamoussoukro
Gambia — Banjul
Ghana — Accra
Guinea — Conakry
Guinea-Bissau — Bissau
Liberia — Monrovia
Mali — Bamako
Mauritania — Nouakchott
Niger — Niamey
Nigeria — Abuja
Senegal — Dakar
Sierra Leone — Freetown
Togo — Lomé
Central Africa (9 Locations)
Angola — Luanda
Cameroon — Yaoundé
Central African Republic — Bangui
Chad — N’Djamena
Congo, Democratic Republic of the — Kinshasa
Congo, Republic of the — Brazzaville
Equatorial Guinea — Malabo
Gabon — Libreville
São Tomé and Príncipe — São Tomé
Eastern Africa (18 Locations)
Burundi — Gitega
Comoros — Moroni
Djibouti — Djibouti (city)
Eritrea — Asmara
Ethiopia — Addis Ababa
Kenya — Nairobi
Madagascar — Antananarivo
Malawi — Lilongwe
Mauritius — Port Louis
Mozambique — Maputo
Rwanda — Kigali
Seychelles — Victoria
Somalia — Mogadishu
South Sudan — Juba
Tanzania — Dodoma
Uganda — Kampala
Zambia — Lusaka
Zimbabwe — Harare
Southern Africa (10 Locations)
Botswana — Gaborone
Eswatini (Swaziland) — Mbabane (administrative) / Lobamba (royal & legislative)
Lesotho — Maseru
Namibia — Windhoek
South Africa — Pretoria (administrative), Bloemfontein (judicial), Cape Town (legislative)
Zimbabwe — Harare
Angola — Luanda
Mozambique — Maputo
Zambia — Lusaka
Malawi — Lilongwe
Topic: Antarctica
What is Antarctica?
How many countries are in Antarctica?
What are the major research station in Antarctica and who are they owned by?
Antarctica — The southernmost continent, mostly covered in ice, surrounding the South Pole.
Governed by the Antarctic Treaty System (signed in 1959) which preserves the continent for scientific research and bans military activity.
None. It has no sovereign countries.
Major research stations (not countries, but notable locations):
McMurdo Station (U.S.)
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (U.S.)
Palmer Station (U.S.)
Esperanza Base (Argentina)
Rothera Research Station (UK)
Davis Station (Australia)
Scott Base (New Zealand)
Topic: Antarctica Research Stations
Which country owns each of the major research stations below:
McMurdo Station
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Palmer Station
Esperanza Base
Rothera Research Station
Davis Station
Scott Base
McMurdo Station (U.S.)
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (U.S.)
Palmer Station (U.S.)
Esperanza Base (Argentina)
Rothera Research Station (UK)
Davis Station (Australia)
Scott Base (New Zealand)
