Country Locations Flashcards
Which continent is comprised of 54 countries and contains the Nile River?
African
What is the largest and most populated continent and contains some of the world’s oldest civilizations?
Asian
Which continent is comprised of 48 countries and plays a vital role in the world’s economy?
Asian
Which continent is comprised of 51 countries and is one of the smallest and most densely populated continents?
Europe
Which continent is comprised of 12 countries with Brazil being the largest in landmass and population?
South America
Which continent is home to incredible biodiversity to include the Andes Mountains and the Amazon River?
South America
Name all the continents.
African, Antarctic, Asian, Europe, Australian/Oceanic, North American, South American
Name all the oceans.
Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Arctic, Southern
Location - Northernmost country in the
world; north of the continental United
States and extends through the Arctic
Ocean to the North Pole.
Canada
Location – located south of the
continental United States and bordered
by Belize and Guatemala to the
southeast.
Mexico
Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama
Location - Borders the Caribbean Sea,
Between Panama and Venezuela. It also
borders the North Pacific Ocean, between
Ecuador and Panama.
Colombia
Location - Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana.
Venezuela
Location – 90 miles off the coast of Florida in the northern Caribbean at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean.
Cuba
Location – Eastern Africa, borders Gulf of Aden and Red Sea.
Djibouti
Location – Northern Africa, borders Mediterranean Sea between Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria.
Libya
Location – Interior western Africa, southwest of Algeria, north of Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso and west of Niger.
Mali
Location – Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon.
Nigeria
Location – Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia.
Somalia
Location – on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea; bordered by the countries of Lebanon and Syria to the north, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the south.
Israel
Location – North Asia, bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Europe to the North Pacific Ocean.
Rusia
Location – Eastern Europe bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east.
Ukraine
Location – Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, also borders the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas.
Turkey
Location –Central Asia on the fringes of southern Asia and often considered part of the Middle East. Is bordered by Iran
to the west and Pakistan to the south and east.
Afghanistan
Location - Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula.
Egypt
Location - Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian/Arabian Gulf and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan.
Iran
Location - Middle East, bordering the Persian/Arabian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait.
Iraq
Location - Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria.
Lebanon
Location - Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east, Iran and Afghanistan on the west, and China in the north.
Pakistan
Location – Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia.
Qatar
Location – Middle East, north of Yemen, bordering the Persian/Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea.
Saudi Arabia
Location – Middle East, between Lebanon and Turkey, bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Southwest border with Israel (Golan Heights) is disputed, Israel claims to have annexed area.
Syria
Location – Middle East, between Oman and Saudi Arabia bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.
Yemen
Location - Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea between North Korea and Vietnam.
China
Location – Southern Asia, between Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and Pakistan bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
India
Location - Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea.
North Korea
