Place Name Identification for Geography Quizzes
GEOG 110 – World Regional Geography
Fall 2013
There will be 6 quizzes administered at various times throughout the semester and each one will
have a map identification section for a group of world regions. Refer to your class syllabus and schedule for
the specific quiz dates. The pages below contain a listing of all of the place names you will need to know
for the quizzes. Blank maps (in PDF format) of the world regions that we study in this class can be found at
the following web site – http://faculty.fortlewis.edu/white_s/classes/geog110_maps/maps.html. These
maps are very similar to the ones you will see during the map quizzes.
Make some copies of your blank maps before you start working on them. I suggest that you use
the blank maps in conjunction with either the Goode’s World Atlas (22nd edition) or Globalization and
Diversity, 4th edition (your textbook) to determine the locations of the geographic features that are listed
below. You can also find many atlases in the northeast corner of the main floor of the Reed Library. Make
sure you use a relatively new atlas! The current edition (22nd) of the Goode’s World Atlas is on reserve in
Reed Library (go to the Circulation Desk). Using atlas maps, locate the geographic features on the blank
maps, and label them. The quiz format will be fill-in-the-blank. You will be given a fairly blank map of a
particular region with numbers locating specific geographic features. On your answer sheet, you will write
the name of the feature. Some clues as to what type of feature that I am looking for (i.e., country, city,
mountain range, river, etc.) will be given on the answer sheet. Again, refer to your class syllabus and
schedule for more information and the important quiz dates.
[Note: For the cities sections of these lists, a  symbol indicates a national capital. This is for your reference
only; you will not be asked to identify which cities are capitals and which are not.]
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The World Map (p. 1)
Continents
Africa
Antarctica
Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
South America
Indian
Pacific
Southern (and its northernmost latitude, 60°S)
Oceans
Atlantic
Arctic
Geographic Grid
North Pole (90°N)
South Pole (90°S)
Equator (0° lat.)
Arctic Circle (66.5°N)
Antarctic Circle (66.5°S)
Tropic of Cancer (23.5°N)
Tropic of Capricorn (23.5°S)
Prime Meridian (0° long.) Antimeridian (180° long.)
International Date Line (approx. 180° long.)
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North America, Latin America, the Caribbean (pp. 2-3)
NORTH AMERICA
Countries
U.S.A. (50) – I assume you already know these! If you don't now is the time to learn them!!
You will be quizzed on at least a few of the states.
Canadian provinces (10) and territories (3):
Alberta
Newfoundland and Labrador
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Ontario
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Cities: U.S.A.
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Houston
New York
Los Angeles
Cities: Canada
Calgary
Edmonton
Philadelphia
Phoenix
San Diego
Montreal
Ottawa 
Physical and Water Features
Landforms
Appalachian Mountains
Cascade Mountains
Great Basin
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Northwest Territories
Yukon (territory)
Nunavut (territory)
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington 
Toronto
Vancouver
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Water
Gulf of Mexico
Hudson Bay
Great Salt Lake
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Baffin Island
Ellesmere Island
Greenland
Newfoundland
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Colorado River
Columbia River
Mackenzie River
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Ohio River
Río Grande
St. Lawrence River
LATIN AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN
Countries – Mainland and Island
Belize
El Salvador
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Cuba
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Mexico
French Guiana
Guyana
Paraguay
Haiti
Jamaica
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Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Cities
Guadalajara
Mexico City 
Bogotá 
Brasilia 
Buenos Aires 
Panama 
Monterrey
Havana 
San Salvador 
Caracas 
La Paz 
Lima 
Montevideo 
Quito 
Rio de Janeiro
Physical and Water Features
Landforms and Islands
Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra Madre Occidental
Yucatán Peninsula
Hispaniola [island]
Andes Mountains
Atacama Desert
Falkland Islands
Greater Antilles [islands]
Water
Caribbean Sea
Straits of Florida
Panama Canal
Drake Passage
Strait of Magellan [Estrecho de Magallanes]
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Santiago 
São Paulo
Pampas [region]
Patagonia [region]
Tierra del Fuego [island]
Lesser Antilles [islands]
Lake Titicaca
Amazon River [Río Amazonas]
Río Paraná
Río São Francisco
Río Orinoco
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Africa and Southwest Asia (a.k.a. the “Middle East”) (pp. 4-5)
AFRICA
Countries, Capitals, and Large Cities
[Note: if it's helpful for you to memorize all of the African countries, then feel free to do so. The
countries listed below are the only ones you will be required to know for Quiz #3.]
Algeria (Algiers )
Libya (Tripoli )
Tanzania
Angola (Luanda )
Madagascar
Tunisia (Tunis )
Botswana
Malawi
Uganda (Kampala )
Cameroon
Mali
Zambia
Chad
Mauritania
Zimbabwe
Congo (Brazzaville )
Morocco (Casablanca)
Western Sahara
[disputed territory, claimed by Morocco]
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa )
Djibouti
Egypt (Cairo )
Eritrea
Ethiopia (Addis Ababa )
Ghana (Accra )
Guinea
Ivory Coast [Cote d'Ivoire]
Kenya (Nairobi )
Lesotho
Liberia
Physical and Water Features
Landforms
Atlas Mountains
Sahara Desert
Namib Desert
Kalahari Desert
Water
Strait of Gibraltar
Lake Chad
Lake Nyasa
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger (Niamey )
Nigeria (Lagos)
Senegal (Dakar )
Sierra Leone
Somalia (Mogadishu )
South Africa (Pretoria , Cape Town , Johannesburg)
South Sudan
Sudan (Khartoum )
Swaziland
Ethiopian Plateau/Highlands
Drakensberg Mountains
Cape of Good Hope
Sahel
Sinai Peninsula
Zanzibar [islands]
Canary Islands
Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika
Nile River
Congo River
Zambezi River
Niger River
Orange River
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SOUTHWEST ASIA
Countries, Capitals, and Large Cities
Bahrain
Cyprus
Iran (Tehran )
Iraq (Baghdad )
Israel (Jerusalem )
Jordan (Amman )
Kuwait (Kuwait City )
Lebanon (Beirut )
Physical and Water Features
Landforms
Elburz Mountains
Zagros Mountains
Water
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
Gulf of Suez
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf of Aden
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia (Riyadh )
Syria (Damascus )
Turkey (Ankara , Istanbul)
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Rub al-Khali [desert]
Anatolian Plateau (also Anatolian Peninsula)
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Oman
Straits of Hormuz
Bosporus Straits
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Dead Sea
Jordan River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
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Europe and the Russian Domain (pp. 6-7)
EUROPE
Countries (and Capital Cities):
1. Northern Europe
Denmark (Copenhagen )
Estonia
Finland (Helsinki )
Iceland (Reykjavik )
Norway (Oslo )
Sweden (Stockholm )
2. British Isles
United Kingdom (London )
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Ireland (Dublin )
3. Western Europe
4. Mediterranean Europe
Austria (Vienna )
Greece (Athens )
Belgium (Brussels )
Italy (Rome )
France (Paris )
Malta
Germany (Berlin )
Portugal (Lisbon )
Luxembourg
Spain (Madrid )
Netherlands (Amsterdam , the Hague )
Switzerland
5. Eastern Europe
Albania
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Sarajevo )
Bulgaria (Sofia )
Croatia
Czech Republic (Prague )
Hungary (Budapest )
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Physical and Water Features
Landforms
Balkan Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula
Water:
Oceans, Seas, and Bays
Adriatic Sea
Aegean Sea
Baltic Sea
Macedonia
Moldova
Montenegro
Poland (Warsaw )
Romania (Bucharest )
Serbia (Belgrade )
Slovakia (Bratislava )
Slovenia
Mountains
Alps
Apennines
Carpathians
Pyrenees
Bay of Biscay
Mediterranean Sea
North Sea
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Islands
Corsica
Crete
Faroe Islands
Sardinia
Sicily
Rivers
Danube
Elbe
Loire
Odra
Po
Rhine
Rhône
Seine
Tagus
Thames
Vistula
THE RUSSIAN DOMAIN
Countries, Capitals, and Large Cities
Russia (Kaliningrad, Moscow , St. Petersburg, Vladivostok)
Belarus (Minsk )
Ukraine (Kiev )
Armenia
Georgia
Physical and Water Features
1. Mountains, Regions, and Landforms
Siberia [region]
Kurile Islands
Kamchatka Peninsula
Franz Josef Land [islands]
Caucasus Mountains
Novaya Zemlya [islands]
Ural Mountains
Sakhalin [island]
Kola Peninsula
2. Water
Volga River
Dnieper River
Don River
Ob River
Yenisey River
Lena River
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Arctic Ocean
Barents Sea
White Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Lake Baikal
Bering Sea
Sea of Okhotsk
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Central Asia and South Asia (p. 8)
CENTRAL ASIA
Countries
Azerbaijan (Baku )
Kazakhstan
Physical and Water Features
Landforms
Pamir Mountains
Hindu Kush [mountains]
Tien Shan [mountains]
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Afghanistan (Kabul )
Water
Lake Balkhash
Aral Sea
Caspian Sea
SOUTH ASIA
Countries, Capitals, and Large Cities
India (Mumbai, Delhi/New Delhi , Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai)
Pakistan (Islamabad , Karachi)
Bangladesh (Dhaka )
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Nepal
Bhutan
Physical and Water Features
1. Mountains, Plateaus, Basins, and Deserts
Himalayas [mountains]
Takla Makan Desert
Karakoram Range
Deccan Plateau
Kunlun Shan [mountains]
Thar Desert [Great Indian Desert]
2. Water
Andaman Sea
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Brahmaputra River
Indus River
Ganges River
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East and Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand (p. 9-10)
EAST ASIA
Countries, Capitals, and Large Cities
China (Shanghai, Beijing , Hong Kong, Tianjin, Wuhan)
Tibet [autonomous region]
Xinjiang [autonomous region]
Taiwan (Taipei )
Mongolia
Japan (Tokyo , Kyoto, Osaka, Yokohama)
North Korea (Pyongyang )
South Korea (Seoul )
Physical and Water Features
1. Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, and Deserts
Himalayas [mountains]
Kunlun Shan [mountains]
Northeastern (Manchurian) Plain
2. Islands
Hainan Dao
3. Water
Gulf of Tonkin
South China Sea
East China Sea
Yellow Sea
Sea of Japan
Takla Makan Desert
Tibetan Plateau
Gobi Desert
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu
Ryukyu Islands
Amur River
Huang He (Yellow River)
Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)
Xi Jiang (Xi River)
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Countries, Capitals, and Large Cities
Brunei
Cambodia
East Timor
Indonesia (Jakarta )
Laos
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur )
Myanmar [Burma] (Yangon [Rangoon])
Papua New Guinea
Philippines (Manila )
Singapore
Thailand (Bangkok )
Vietnam (Hanoi , Ho Chi Minh City [Saigon])
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Physical Features and Water
1. Islands
Timor
Luzon
Mindanao
Sumatra
Java
2. Water
Andaman Sea
Gulf of Thailand
Strait of Malacca
New Guinea
Borneo
Sulawesi [Celebes]
Java Sea
Celebes Sea
Philippine Sea
Irrawaddy River
Mekong River
AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND and OCEANIA
Countries, Capitals, and Large Cities
Australia (Canberra , Melbourne, Sydney)
New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington )
Physical Features and Water
Great Dividing Range
Great Barrier Reef
Tasmania
North Island (N.Z.)
South Island (N.Z.)
Gulf of Carpentaria
Coral Sea
Tasman Sea
Great Australian Bight
Murray River
Darling River
Oceania Regions (see Fig. 14.1 in your textbook]
Melanesia
Micronesia
Polynesia
Note: Pacific Ocean islands will appear as extra credit on the last quiz. Of course, you should know
where Hawaii is located (see page 2).
The End!
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