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Ideas for your next geography round.
Try a ten-minute routine, compare similar flags or plan a group quiz. These guides help you decide what to practice and how to get started.
Practice guide
Build a ten-minute geography practice routine
Try a ten-minute geography routine: two minutes to study, five to quiz and three to review. Follow a worked example and choose what to practice next.
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Practice guide
How to tell similar flags apart
Compare Italy’s and Ireland’s flags, learn what to check first, and use color order, stripes and symbols to distinguish similar national flags.
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How to run a small-group geography quiz
Plan a group geography quiz with one screen or printed worksheets. Choose a set, agree on turns and answers, then review the places you missed together.
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Learn the map
Scandinavia vs. the Nordic countries
Compare Scandinavia’s three countries with the five Nordic countries. Learn where Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland fit on the map.
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Learn the map
US states, Washington, DC and territories
Learn why the US has 50 states, how Washington, DC and Puerto Rico differ, and why Alaska and Hawaii appear in map insets.
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Learn the map
Canada’s provinces, territories and capitals
Learn Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories, see them on a labeled map, and check each provincial or territorial capital.
Read the guideLooking for help with regional names? The Learn guides below explain the Nordic countries, US states and Canadian provinces and territories.
Ready for a round?
Study the map, test yourself, then review the answers you missed.