Map Resources & Quizzes
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Map links
- Central America
- North America
- South America
- Europe map
- Middle East map (Western Asia)
- Map of Extended Middle East - this is the map used to create your map, and the countries for which you will be responsible on the quiz.
- Africa map
- CIA World Factbook has regional maps and country profiles that include country maps. Excellent resource!
- World Atlas.com has links to maps for all continents and countries
- Country profiles from the BBC!
- Outline Maps has blank maps of any continent (beware, it leaves out a few of the smaller countries - Andorra, San Marino & Vatican City.)
Map Games for the World
- Continents and oceans - Seterra
- Continents and oceans - Sheppard -> Rouse recommends this site!
- 25 largest cities of the world - Seterra (not all on quiz)
- Largest metropolitan Areas of the World -> Rouse recommends this site!
- World Geography Games - Many options!
Map games for the 13 Colonies
Map games for the United States
- This site has multiple levels for states, capitals and geography:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm - A simple “point and click” game:
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html - Another simple “point and click” game:
http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/unitedstates.html - Options! Point and click or drag and drop. Also has a capitals quiz:
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html - A drag and drop game. Names of all the states are listed, so it’s quick! Uses “flash.”
http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf
Map games for anywhere in the world
- Specific games for the Americas
- South America quiz. This quiz asks you to click on a specific country. It gives you three opportunities to get the correct answer and offers help if you request it.
- Central & South America. It has numerous levels for capitals, countries, and geography. Challenging! You need flash 6 or higher.
- Map puzzle - free software.
- Specific games for the Middle East
- Map quiz for the greater Middle East. For this quiz, you drag each country name onto the correct location on the map. This quiz covers every country on your map.
- A map quiz for a geographically smaller Middle East. This quiz asks you to click on a specific country. It gives you three opportunities to get the correct answer and offers help if you request it.
- Maps.com - On the left side bar, click on Find-It: the Middle East and North Africa. This link does not include all of the countries on your map, but it gets quite a few of them.
- Middle Eastern Geography Games - This game includes the 20 countries in the traditional Middle East. It has numerous levels for capitals, countries, and geography. Challenging!
- The next two are for Asia and Africa, but some of these countries will be on your middle east test.
- Asian Geography Games. This game includes Asia north and east of the traditional Middle East. Some of the countries on this map will be on our Middle East quiz. It has numerous levels for capitals, countries, and geography. Challenging!
- African Geography Games. This game includes all of Africa, but only the countries in North Africa will be on the map test. It has numerous levels for capitals, countries, and geography. Challenging!
- Specific Map Games for Europe
- Interactive Map of Europe Great for starters. Put the cursor on a country and it tells you its name and capital.
- Europe Puzzle The hardest game listed on my page. It includes 9 levels!!! If you can work up to 100% on level 5, you will do WELL on the quiz. The higher levels will give you a true challenge!
- Seterra Europe - Download freeware to help learn the geography of Europe. Seterra is a challenging geography program with 16 different exercises that teach you European geography and flags.
- This rivers and mountains of Europe quiz will challenge you! (Thanks to Josh for finding it.)
- Specific game for Asia
- Test Your Geography know-how for Asia, from Lizard Point. A fast paced countries-only quiz.
- I Like To Learn! For this quiz, just click on the country that it asks you for. Good for Asia, but missing some of Oceania. This link tests your knowledge of rivers in Asia: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/asia/asiarivers.html.
- Asian Geography Games. This game includes Asia north and east of the traditional Middle East. Some of the countries on this map will be on our Middle East quiz. It has numerous levels for capitals, countries, and geography. Challenging!
