WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE YOU?
Use an atlas to find the answers.
1. Begin on the continent that contains our state.
2. Travel south. What continent is this?
3. Go east to the next continent. What continent is this?
4. Travel north to the next continent. What continent is this?
5. Go east to the next continent. What continent is this?
6. Find Indonesia. What continent is southeast of Indonesia?
7. Travel south to the next continent. What continent is this?
8. Name the ocean between number 6 and Africa.
9. Travel east, northeast from number 8 to the Philippines. Name the ocean east of the
Philippines.
10. Travel east from number 9 to South America. What ocean is east of South America?
11. Travel north from number 10. What ocean is north of number 10?
12. Name the largest island in the world that is not a continent.
13. From number 12, go southeast to Europe. What waterway separates Europe and
Africa?
14. Staying in the water, travel west, south, west and north. You should be close to Alaska.
What waterway separates Alaska and the land to the west?
15. What country lies west of Alaska?
16. From number 15 travel south. What country is south of Mongolia?
17. From number 16 travel west to find Saudi Arabia. What waterway lies between Saudi
Arabia and Africa?
18. Travel east. What waterway separates Saudi Arabia from Asia on the northeast?
19. Travel southeast. What is the capital of Australia?
20. Go north. Name the Asian countries between Japan and China.
21. Travel southwest. Name two bodies of water east and west of India.
22. Travel northwest. Name the small nation immediately northwest of the United
Kingdom and Ireland.
23. Leave number 22 and travel southeast. Name the European country surrounded by
France, Germany, Italy and Austria.
24. Travel southeast. Name the island east of Africa.
25. Travel west to South America. Name the countries in South America that are
landlocked.