As we begin our journey around the world, this short video may be of some help as you study.
*DISCLAIMER* Some countries no longer exist, but they will be of assistance as we discuss historical context throughout the year. The following links are also a fun way to quiz yourself over countries and their capitals.
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Animaniacs: Yakko's World
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Map Quiz: Bodies of Water & Physical Geographic Features
Map Quiz: East Asia & Oceania Countries & Capitals
Asia & Oceania
Continental Asia Country Capital Japan Tokyo North Korea Pyongyang South Korea Seoul China Beijing Taiwan* Beijing* Mongolia Ulaanbaatar India New Delhi Nepal Kathmandu Bangladesh Dhaka Bhutan Thimphu --------------------------------------------------------------- Southeast Asia & Oceania Myanmar (Burma) Mandalay Thailand Bangkok Laos Vientiane Cambodia Phnom Penh Vietnam Hanoi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Indonesia Jakarta East Timor Dili Philippines Manila Singapore Singapore Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Australia Canberra New Zealand Wellington Sri Lanka Colombo |
Map Quiz: Central Asian (...stan) Countries & Capitals
Central Asian Former Soviet Bloc Countries (…stan)
Country Capital Kazakhstan Astana Uzbekistan Tashkent Turkmenistan Ashgabat Afghanistan Kabul Pakistan Islamabad Tajikistan Dushanbe Kyrgyzstan Bishkek COUNTRIES PHRASE: Kangaroos Under Trees Always Poke Terrified Koalas CAPITALS PHRASE: Always Talk About Kings In Deliberate Belligerence |
Map Quiz: Western European Countries & Capitals
Eastern Europe
North: Country Capital Estonia Tallinn Latvia Riga Lithuania Vilnius Poland Warsaw Czech Republic Prague Slovakia Bratislava Hungary Budapest Romania Bucharest Moldova Chisinau Ukraine Kyiv (Kiev) Belarus Minsk Russia Moscow COUNTRIES PHRASE: (NORTH) Every Llama Loves Playing Cards, So Hooves Really Make Unicorns Better Rivals CAPITALS PHRASE: (NORTH) Tyrannosaurus Rex, Velociraptors, With Pterodactyls Bring Back Bad Choices, Killing Many Mates South: Country Capital Croatia Zagreb Bosnia & Herzegovina Sarajevo Serbia Belgrade Montenegro Podgorica Kosovo Pristina Albania Tirana Macedonia Skopje Greece Athens Cyprus Nicosia Azerbaijan Baku Armenia Yerevan Georgia Tbilisi Turkey Ankara Bulgaria Sofia (SOUTH) Cats Buying Hats Sell More Kibble And Mini Guava Cakes, Assuming Good Advertising, Than Bears (SOUTH) Zombies Seen By People Pretend To Scare A Normal Bystander To Yell At Spies Western Europe Country Capital Iceland Reykjavik Norway Oslo Sweden Stockholm Finland Helsinki Denmark Copenhagen Ireland (Republic of) Dublin United Kingdom London Portugal Lisbon Spain Madrid France Paris Belgium Brussels Netherlands Amsterdam Luxembourg Luxembourg City Germany Berlin Austria Vienna Liechtenstein Vaduz Switzerland Bern Italy Rome Slovenia Ljubljana COUNTRIES PHRASE: I’ve Never Seen Funny Dudes In Underground Places So Far, Because No Lady Goes Around Leaving Something In Shambles CAPITALS PHRASE: Ray Only Stocks Heavy Copper Discs, Long Lean Meats, Purple Berries, And Luxurious Bentleys Very Valued By Real Leprechauns |
Map Quiz: Middle-Eastern Countries & Capitals
The Middle East
Country Capital Turkey Ankara Iran Tehran Iraq Baghdad Syria Damascus Lebanon Beirut Israel Jerusalem Egypt Cairo Jordan Amman Saudi Arabia Riyadh Kuwait Kuwait City Bahrain Manama Qatar Doha United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Oman Muscat Yemen Sana’a COUNTRIES PHRASE: The Insightful Inspector Sounds Less Intelligent Every January Since Keeping Boring Questions Unanswered Overwhelms Youth CAPITALS PHRASE: Another Turtle Broke Down Because Jaunty Cats Accidentally Rowed Kayaks Mindlessly Down A Muddy Swamp |
Map Quiz: African Countries & Capitals
West:
Western Sahara Mauritania Nouakchott Mali Bamako Niger Niamey Chad N’Djamena Central African Republic Bangui Cameroon Yaoundé Nigeria Abuja Benin Porto-Novo Togo Lomé Ghana Accra Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Côte D’Ivoire Yamoussoukro Liberia Monrovia Sierra Leone Freetown Guinea Conakry Guinea-Bissau Bissau Senegal Dakar Gambia Banjul Cape Verde Islands Praia COUNTRIES PHRASE: Wolves made many nachos correctly containing carrots. No big tacos get bananas. Carry little sweet grapes, good strawberries, ginger, cabbages. CAPITALS PHRASE: “Not bad Nickey.” Nathan babbled. “You always pick lemons and oddly yellow mushy fruits.” Cheap bananas damage beautiful pies. South:
South Africa Pretoria Lesotho Maseru Eswatini Mbabane Mozambique Maputo Zimbabwe Harare Botswana Gaborone Namibia Windhoek Angola Luanda Zambia Lusaka Malawi Lilongwe Tanzania Dodoma Burundi Gitega Rwanda Kigali Kenya Nairobi Uganda Kampala Democratic Republic of Kinshasa the Congo Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Gabon Libreville Equatorial Guinea Malabo Madagascar Antananarivo COUNTRIES PHRASE: Sam left Swaziland mostly zealous because nobody allowed zebra’s mangos to bounce readily. Kids understand devious rules, generally, every morning. CAPITALS PHRASE: Peter must make marshmallows hugely gooey while Linda licks lollipops during backwards kickball night. Keeping Kimberly busy leaves Michael alone. North: Country Capital
Morocco Rabat Algeria Algiers Tunisia Tunis Libya Tripoli Egypt Cairo Sudan Khartoum South Sudan Juba Eritrea Asmara Djibouti Djibouti Ethiopia Addis Ababa Somalia Mogadishu COUNTRIES PHRASE: “Mom”, Alex Teased: “Let’s Eat Salami Salad Every Day, Even Sunday”. CAPITALS PHRASE: Rats Always Try To Cook Kale, Spinach, And Dates At Midnight |
Map Quiz: South American Countries & Capitals
Map Quiz: North American Countries & Capitals
COUNTRY CAPITAL
Canada Ottawa United States Washington D.C. Mexico Mexico City Guatemala Guatemala City Belize Belmopan El Salvador San Salvador Honduras Tegucigalpa Nicaragua Managua Costa Rica San Jose Panama Panama City Cuba Havana Jamaica Kingston Haiti Port au Prince Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Puerto Rico San Juan Bahamas Nassau |
This short video may be of some help while you study. Enjoy!
Animaniacs: Wakko's America