GPH 210
World Regional Geography
Map Exercises
Dr. Richard L. Langill
Saint Martin’s University
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GPH 210
World Regional Geography
Map Exercises
All students are expected to complete the maps in this packet. The due date for these exercises
is listed in the syllabus. A blank map of each region is included in these materials. Students
must complete as part of this class. Collectively these will count 20% of your grade.
Directions for Completing the Map Exercises
Students must follow the directions below:
 All countries, cities and physical features must be located on the enclosed maps
 Students need to purchase several colored pens to complete these exercises
 The blue pen should be used to locate all water bodies- oceans, seas, lakes, and
rivers. (Trace the course the rivers with the blue pen and label it.)
 The red pen should be used to locate all cities on the map
 The brown pen should be used to locate all mountains, plateaus or plains. (Draw a
circle around mountain ranges, plateaus, etc.)
 The black pen should be used to label all states or other territorial divisions.
Late Maps
Late maps will be penalized 10% (Late is defined as not being turned in on the date due.)
Under no circumstances should these map exercises be complete in class.
Reference Sources
Several reference sources should be consulted to complete these exercises. The maps at the
beginning of each regional chapter can be used to find many of the geographical terms. Atlases
are also available in the library. A particularly useful source is Microsoft’s Encarta World
Atlas, which is on line through the SMC computer center. Using the FIND feature of the
program will locate any geographical term you need. (Just accurately type the term in the box
under FIND, and the program will instantly locate the item for you.
It is important that you have basic geographical place name knowledge as part of this course.
The examinations for the course will test your place name capability. (For example, you
should know that Hong Kong is located in the southern part of China, and Beijing is located in
the North China plain, far away from Hong Kong.)
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I.
EUROPE
Locate the following places on the "Europe- Political Map”
A. Western Europe Political Map #1
Western European Core:
Country
The United Kingdom:
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Wales
England
Ireland
The Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Lichtenstein
France
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Cities
Glasgow
Belfast
London, Birmingham, Manchester
Dublin
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague
Brussels, Antwerp
Paris, Marseilles, Lyon, Bordeaux
Berlin, Frankfort, Munich, Hamburg
Bern, Geneva
Vienna
Mediterranean Europe (Southern Europe):
Country
Cities
Portugal
Spain
Andorra
Monaco
Vatican City
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Malta
Cyprus
Lisbon
Madrid, Barcelona, Seville
Rome
Athens
Istanbul
Nicosia
Nordic Europe (Northern Europe):
Iceland
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Reykjavik (RAY-ka-vik)
Copenhagen
Oslo (OZ-loh)
Stockholm
Helsinki
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B. Eastern Europe:
Central Eastern Europe:
Countries
Cities
Poland
Czech Republic (Check)
Slovakia
Hungary
Romania
Warsaw
Prague (PRAHG)
Bratislava (BRUDDIS-lahva)
Budapest (booda-pest)
Bucharest (BOO-ka-rest)
The Balkans:
Countries
Cities
Bulgaria
Albania (Al-BAYN-ee-ah)
Macedonia (Mass-ih-DOH-nee-ah)
Bosnia (BOZ-nee-ah)
Croatia (Crow-AY-sha)
Slovenia
Serbia-Montenegro
Sofia (So-FEE-ah)
Tirane (TEER-ah-na)
Skopie (SKAWP-yay)
Sarajevo (Sar-ah-YAY-vo)
Zagreb (ZAH-greb)
Lubijana
Belgrade
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Europe Physical Map #2
Water Bodies
North Sea
Gulf of Finland
Strait of Gibralter (Jih-BRAWL-tir)
Adriatic Sea
Black Sea
Sea of Marmara (Turkey)
Skagerrak and Kattegat (Denmark)
Islands
Sicily
Corsica
Cyprus
Mountains
Pyrenees (PEER-ah-nees)
Dinaric Alps
Massif Central (So. France)
Baltic Sea
English Channel
Mediterranean Sea
Aegean Sea (uh-JEE-an)
Bosporus (Turkey)
Dardanelles (Turkey)
Bay of Biscay
Sardinia
Crete
Alps Mountains
Carpathians (Car-PAY-thee-ans)
Pindus Mts. (Greece)
Rivers
Rhine River
Po River
Rhone River (roan)
Elbe River
Thames River (temz)
Danube River (DAN-yoob)
Seine River (SEEN)
Loire River (luh-WAHR)
Oder River
Peninsulas
Iberian peninsula
Scandinavian penninsula
Balkan peninsula
Plains
North European Plain
Po Valley
Swiss Bavarian Basin
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II.
RUSSIA NEAR AND ABROAD :
Russian Political Map #3
Identify the following places on the Russia map
Russia
Countries
Cities
Russia
Moscow (MOSS-kow), St. Petersburg,
Kaliningrad (Ka-LEEN-yen-grod)
Vladivostok (Vlod-ee-VOS-tok),
Nizhniy Novogorod (nizh-nee nahv-guh-rahd)
Rostov, Odesa, (oh-DESSA)
Baku, Yetaterinberg (yeh-KAHTA-rin-berg)
Grozny (GRAWZ-nee)
Novosibersk (noh-voh-suh-BERSK)
Irkutsk (ear-KOOTSK))
Former Soviet Republics:
Countries
Cities
Estonia (eh-STOH-nee-uh)
Latvia (LOT-vee-ah)
Lithuania (lith-oo-AINY-uh)
Belarus (Bell-ah-ROOS)
Ukraine (YOO-krayn)
Moldova (Mol-DOH-vah)
Tallinn (TALLIN)
Riga
Vilnius (VILL-nee-us)
Minsk
Kiev (KEE-ev), Kharkov, Dnipropetrovsk
The Caucasus Region:
Countries
Cities
Georgia
Armenia (Ar-MEE-nee-ah)
Azerbaijan (Oz-er-by-JAHN)
Tbilisi (tuh-BILL-uh-see)
Baku
Central Asia
Countries
Cities
Kazakhstan (KOZ-ak-stahn)
Uzbekistan (Ooz-BEK-ih-stahn)
Turkmenistan (Turk-MEN-ih-stahn)
Kyrgystan (KIR-gis-stahn)
Tajikstan (TAH jik-stahn)
Alma Ata (Almaty)
Tashkent
Dushanbe (dooh-SHAHM-buh)
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Industrial Regions (Draw a circle around the region and identify it)
Central Industrial Region
Urals Region
Baykallya Region (bye-Kahl-ya)
Volga Region
Kuzbas Region (kooz-BASS)
Russian Physical Map #4
Mountains/Plains
Siberian Lowlands (Sy-BEER-ee-ahn)
Caucasus Mountains (KOK-ah-zuss)
Ural Mountains (YOOR-uhl)
Western Siberian Lowland
Kirghiz Steppe (KEER-geeze)
Nova Zemlya
Sakhalin (SOCK-uh-leen)
Kamchatka Peninsula (komm-CHUT-kuh)
Crimean Peninsula (cry-MEE-un)
Rivers
Volga River
Dnieper River (duh-NYEPPER)
Don River
Ob River
Irtysh River (ear-TISH)
Yenisey River (yen-uh-SAY)
Lena River
Amur River
SyrDarya River
Amu Darya
Water Bodies/Seas/Lakes
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Aral Sea (Uh-RAWL)
Baltic Sea
Sea of Okhotsk (oh-KAHTSK)
Kra Sea
Barents Sea
Sea of Japan
Lake Baikal (BY-kall)
Lake Ladoga
Sea of Azov
Bering Strait (BEAR-ing)
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III. LATIN AMERICA
Political Map #5
Locate the following places on the "Latin American Political Map"
A. Middle America:
Countries
Cities
Mexico
Mexico City, Juarez [Wahr-EZ], Monterrey,
Veracruse,
Guadalajara (gwah-duh-luh-HARH-uh)
Tijuana
Guatemala City
Guatemala [Gwa-teh-MAH-lah]
Belize [Bay-LEEZ]
Honduras
El Salvador
Nicaragua (nick-uh-rah-gwuh)
Costa Rica (koss-tuh-ree-kuh
Panama
Tegucigalpa [Tuh-goo-see-GAL-pa]
San Salvador
Managua [Man-AH-gwa]
San Jose [San Hoh-SAY]
Panama City
B. SOUTH AMERICA
Locate the following places on the "Latin America" map.
Countries:
Cities:
Columbia
Venezuela
Guyana [Guy-AWN-ah]
Suriname [SUR-ih-nom]
French Guiana [Gee-AWN-ah]
Brazil
Bogota [Bo-guh-TAH]
Caracas [Kar-AH-cus]
Bolivia
Paraguay [PAR-uh-gwye]
Uruguay [OO-ruh-gwye]
Argentina
Chile [CHEE-lay]
Peru
Ecuador [EK-wa-door]
Brazilia, Rio de Janeiro,
Sao Paulo [Sow-POW-lo]
Recife (ruh-SEE-fuh)
Manaus (muh-NAUSS)
Montevideo (Moan-tay-vee-DAY-oh)
Buenos Aires [BWAY-nos AIR-ays]
Santiago [San-TEE-ah-go]
Lima [LEE-ma]
Quito [KEE-toh]
Guayaquil (gwye-ah-KEEL)
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Latin America Physical Map #6
Mountains/Plains
Water Bodies/Rivers/ Islands
Andes Mountains [AN-dees]
Altiplano
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon Rainforest
Cape Horn
Tierra del Fuego
Patagonia
Gran Chaco
Pampas
Atacama Desert
Amazon River
Orinoco River (ORRY-noh-koh)
Parana River
Strait of Magellan [Ma-JELL-an]
Falkland Islands UK (Malvinas)
Galapagos Islands
Rio de la Plata
Lake Maracaibo (mah-rah-KAE-boh)
Water Bodies/Seas/Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Panama Canal
Capes/Peninsulas
Other
Baja California
Cabo San Lucas
Yucatan Peninsula (yoo-kuh-TAHN)
Panama Canal
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IV. NORTH AFRICA AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
Political Map #7
Locate the following places on the "North Africa and Southwest Asia"political map
A. Arab North Africa:
Countires
Cities
Egypt
Libya
Tunisia (Too-NEE-zee-ah]
Algeria [Al-JEER-ee-ah]
Morocco [Moor-AWK-oh]
Cairo [KY-roh], Alexandria
Tripoli [TRIP-uh-lee]
Tunis
Algiers,
Rabat, Fez, Casablanca
B. Eastern Mediterranean
Countires
Cities
Turkey
Lebanon
Cyprus [SY-prus]
Jordan
Israel
Syria [SEER-ee-ah]
Istanbul, Ankara
Beirut [Bay-ROOT]
Amman
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa
Damascus [Duh-MAS-kis]
C. Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula
Countires
Cities
Saudi Arabia [SAW-dee Ah-RAY-bee-ah] Riyadh (ree-AHD) Mecca, Medina,
Jedah, Ad Dammam
Oman [o-MAHN]
Yemen [YEH-men]
Sana
United Arab Emirates [EHM-er-its]
Qatar [Ka-TAR]
Doha
Kuwait [Kuh-WAYT]
Kuwait City
Iran
Tehran, Tabriz, Abadan, Isfahan (IZ-fuh-HAHN)
Iraq [Eer-AK]
Baghdad [BAG-dad]
Baharain (bah-rain)
D. Occupied Territories (Israeli controlled)
West Bank
Gaza
Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron
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North Africa and Southwest Asia
Physical Map #8
Mountains:
Atlas Mountains
Elburz Mts (el-boorz)
Al Nijaz and Asir Mountains
Zagros Mountains (ZAH-gruss)
Water Bodies
Caspian Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Dead Sea
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Oman
Straits of Hormuz
Lake Nasser
Gulf of Aqaba (AH-kuh-buh)
Gulf of Aden
Aswan High Dam
Suez Canal
Rivers
Nile River
Tigris River [TY-gris]
Euphrates River (yoo FRATE-eeze)
Jordan River
Deserts
Sahara Desert
Arabian Desert
Ar Rub Al Khali
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V. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Political Map #9 Locate the following places on the "Africa" map.
A. West Africa:
Countries
Chad
Niger [NY jer]
Burkina Faso [Ber-KEE-na Faw-SO]
Mali [MAW-lye]
Mauritania [Mahr-ih-TAIN-ee-ah]
Senegal [SIN-uh-gawl]
Gambia [GAM-bee-ee-ah]
Guinea-Bissau [GIHN-ee BEE-saw]
Guinea (GHINNY)
Sierra Leone [See-AIR-ah Lee-OWN]
Liberia [Ly-BEER-ee-ah]
Cote d'Voire (Ivory Coast!)
Ghana [GAWN-ah]
Togo [TOE-go]
Benin [Beh-NEEN]
Nigeria [Ny-JEER-eeah]
Equatorial Guinea [GIHN-ee]
Gabon [Ga-BOHN]
Cities
N’Djamena (en-jah-MAY-nah)
Ouagadougou
Dakar (duh-KAHR))
Freetown
Monrovia
Abidjan (abb-ih JAHN)
Accra (uh-KRAH))
Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt
B. East Africa:
Countries
Eritrea [Air-ih-TRAY-ah]
Ethiopia [Ee-thee-OH-pee-ah]
Djibouti [Jih-BOO-tee]
Somalia [Sum-AWL-ya]
Kenya [KEEN-yuh]
Tanzania [Tan-zan-EE-ah]
Uganda [Yoo-GAWN-duh]
Rwanda [Ruh-WAHN –da]
Burundi [Buh-BOON-dee]
Cities
Addis Ababa
Mogadishu (moo-gah-dee-SHOU)
Nairobi (nye-ROH-bee),
Mombasa (mahm-BAHSSA)
Dar es Salaam (dahr-ess-suh-LAHM)
Kampala (kahm PAH-luh)
Kigali
C. Equitorial Africa:
Countries
Sudan [Soo-DAN]
Central African Republic
Cameroon [Kam-er-OON]
Congo Republic [KAWN-go]
Democratic Republic of the Congo
(formerly Zaire [zy-EER])
Cities
Khartoum
Yaounde (yown-DAY)
Brazzaville
Kinshasa (kin-SHAH-suh)
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D. Southern Africa:
Countires
Cities
Angola [Ann-GOH-1a]
Namibia [Na-MIH-bee-ah]
Zambia [ZAM-bee-ah]
Malawi [MAW-law-eel
Mozambique [Mah-zam-BEEK]
Madagascar [Mah-duh-GAS-car]
Zimbabwe [Zim-BOB-way]
Botswana [Bots-WAH-na]
Swaziland [SWAH-zee-land]
Lesotho [Leh-SOO-too]
South Africa
Luanda (loo-AN-duh)
Lusaka
Maputo (muh POOH-toh)
Harare (huh-RAH-ray)
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban,
Praetoria, Port Elizabeth
Sub-Saharan Africa Physical Map #10
Mountains
Ethopian Highlands
Drakensberg Range
Rivers
Niger River
Congo River
Senegal River
Orange River
Limpopo River
Zambezi River
Lakes
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Victoria
Lake Chad
Lake Nyasa
Lake Kariba
Lake Albert
Deserts
Islands
Kalahari Desert
Namib Desert
Sahara Desert
Canary Islands
Sao Tome and Principe
Zanzibar
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VI. SOUTH ASIA
Political Map #11
Locate the following places on the "South Asia" map.
Countires
Cities
India
New Delhi, Calcutta,
Mumbai (MOOM-bye) formerly Bombay
Bangalore, Madras
Islamabad (iss-LAHM-uh-bahd),
Karachi (kuh-rah-chee), Lahore (luh-HOAR)
Kabul (kah-BULL)
Kathmandu (kat-man-DOOH)
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Nepal
Bhutan
Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)
Banladesh
Colombo
Dhaka or Dacca (DAHK-uh)
Special Areas
Jammu and Kashmir (juh-mooh) (KASH-meer)
Kyber Pass
Baluchistan (buh-loo-chih-STAHN)
Deccan Plateau (DECKEN)
Punjab (pun JAHB)
South Asia Physical Map #12
Mountains:
Himalayan Mts.
K2 (Mt. Goodwin Austin)
Hindu Kush Mts.
Karakoram Mts. (kahra-KOR-rum)
Western Ghats
Eastern Ghats
The Arakan Yoma
Rivers
Indus River
Ganges River (gan jeez)
Brahmaputra River (brahm-uh-POOH-truh)
Water Bodies/Deserts
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Thar Desert
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VII. EAST ASIA Political Map #13
Locate the following places on the "East Asia" map
Countries
Cities
People's Republic of China
Japan
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
People's Democratic Republic of Korea
(North Korea)
Mongolian People’s Republic
Beijing (bay-ZHING) Shanghai, (shang-HYE),
Guangzhou (gwahng JOP), Hong Kong
Tianjin (tyahn JEEN), Harbin,
Chengdu (chung-DOO) ,Chongqing (chong-CHING),
Wuhan, Nanjing Nanjing (nahn-ZHING) , Shenyang
(Mukden), Xian (SHE-an) Lanzhou (lahn JOH),
Qingdao(ching-DAU) , Lhasa (LAH-suh),
Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka,
Yokohama, Kyoto, Nagasaki, Sapporo,
Sendai
T'aipei (tye-BAY), Kaohsiung
Seoul (SOAL), Pusan
P'yongyang (pea-AWNG-yahng)
Ulan Bator (oo-lahn-bah-tor)
East Asia Physical Map #14
Mountains
Interior Basins, Plains, and Deserts
Qing Ling Mountains (ching-ling)
Tarim Basin
Yunnan Plateau
Dzungaria Basin (joong-GAH-ree-uh)
Tibetan Plateau
Gobi Desert
Kunlun Shan Mountains
Sichuan (Red) Basin (zeh-CHAWHN)
Altai Mountains
Takla Makan
Tien Shan Mountains
Da Hinggan Ling (Greater Khingan Range)
Xiao Hinggan Ling (Lesser Khingan Range)
Himalyan Mountains
Rivers
Huang He River (HWAHNG-huh)
Wei River
Chang Jiang River (Yangtze River)
Sungari River
Amur River
Yalu River
Xi Jiang River
Islands
Japanese islands:
Other islands:
Water Bodies
Sea of Japan
Philippine Sea
Yellow Sea
Taiwan Strait
Korea Strait
Bo Hai Bay (bwoh-HYE)
Inland Sea of Japan
Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Hokkaido, the
Taiwan (Formosa), Sakhalin, Kuril Islands
Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa, Hainan Island
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VII. SOUTHEAST ASIA
Political Map #15
Locate the following places on the "Southeast Asia" map
Countries
Cities
Myanmar (Burma) (mee-ahn-mah)
Vietnam
Rangoon (Yangon), Mandaly
Hanoi (han-NOY), Haiphong (hi-FONG),
Ho Chi Minh City
Bangkok, Chiang Mai (chee-AHGN-mye)
Viangchan, (vyen-CHAHN)
Phnom Penh (puh-NOM pen)
Kuala Lumpur (KWAHL-uh LOOM poor)
Jakarta (juh-KAHR-tuh), Bandung, Surabaya
Thailand
Laos (lauss)
Cambodia (kam-boh-dee-uh)
Malaysia (muh-lay-zhuh)
Indonesia
Philippines
Papua New Guinea
Brunei (broo-nye)
Singapore
Manila
Port Moresby
Singapore
Southeast Asia Physical Map #16
Mountains
Rivers
The Arakan Yoma
Annamese Cordillera Range
Irrawaddy River (ih-ruh-WODDY)
Chao Phraya River (CHOW-pruh-yah
Salween River
Red River
Mekong River (MAY-kong)
Water Bodies
Islands/Other Physical features
Celebes Sea
Andaman Sea
Lake Tonle Sap
Sulu Sea
Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Tonkin
South China Sea
Philippine Sea
Sulu Sea
Indian Ocean
Java Sea
Sunda Strait (soon-duh)
Sumatra (suh-MAH-truh)
Java (JAH-vuh)
Sulawesi (Celebes) (soo-luh-WAY-see)
Kalimantan
Bali
Andaman Islands (ANN-duh-mun)
Luzon
Mindanao (min-DUH-nau)
Malay Peninsula
Kra Isthmus (KRAH ISS-muss)
Strait of Malaka (muh-lahk-uh)
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VIII. AUSTRALIA , NEW ZEALAND, and OCEANA
Political Map #17
Locate the following places on the "Australia/New Zealand" map
Countries
Australia
Western Australia
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
New South Wales
Tasmania
Northern Territory
New Zealand
Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides)
Solomon Islands
Cities
Canberra,
Perth
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Sydney
Hobart
Darwin
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
Australia, New Zealand, and Oceans Physical Map #18
Mountains
The Great Dividing Range
Australian Alps
Southern Alps
Darling Range
Rivers
Murray River
Darling River
Water Bodies
Coral Sea
Great Australian Bight
Botany Bay
Tasman Sea
Timor Sea
Bass Strait
Arafura Sea
Gulf of Carpentaria
Cook Strait
Deserts
Simpson Desert
Great Sandy Desert
Gibson Desert
Victoria Desert
Other Features
Nullarbor Plain
Cape York Peninsula
The Great Barrier Reef
The Great Artesian Basin
North Island, NZ
South Island, NZ
Ayers Rock
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