Exam on the Countries of North, Central and South America
Explore the 35 countries of the American continent: from Canada and the United States in the north, through Central America and the Caribbean, to Argentina and Chile in the south. Learn capitals, languages, rivers (Amazon, Orinoco, Mississippi) and physical features with progressive clues.
Geography · Primary, Secondary
The difference between Hispanic America, Latin America and Anglo-Saxon America. Understanding which languages are spoken where helps to remember political geography.
The Amazon (most voluminous river in the world), the Mississippi-Missouri (USA), the Orinoco (Venezuela). Rivers are frequent clues in the geography game.
Suriname → Paramaribo, Bolivia → Sucre (or La Paz), Trinidad and Tobago → Port of Spain. The lesser-known capitals are the ones most often tested.
"A Year 10 student knew Brazil spoke Portuguese but could not remember its capital. After the clue sequence (Portuguese language + Amazon river + largest South American city), he remembers: Brasília — not São Paulo."
Tricks and techniques to master this topic faster:
Brazil is the only South American country that speaks Portuguese — all others speak Spanish except Guyana (English), Suriname (Dutch) and French Guiana (French).
Most confused capitals: Brazil=Brasília (not São Paulo), Australia=Canberra, New Zealand=Wellington.
Caribbean countries: Cuba (Havana), Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo), Jamaica (Kingston), Haiti (Port-au-Prince).
Central America: Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama. Learn all 7 from north to south.
If you are studying Geography of the Americas — Countries and Capitals, these curriculum topics complement each other:
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