Africa Challenge - Malawi

Malawi is located between Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia.

It's Capital is Lilongwe.

Africa Challenge - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo borders Central African Republic, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, the South Atlantic Ocean and Republic of the Congo. The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Kinshasa.

Did you know that the Democratic Rebulic of the Congo used to be known as Zaire?

Africa Challenge - Angola

Angola touches Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Namibia and the South Atlantic Ocean. And it's capital is Luanda.

Africa Challenge - Namibia

Namibia boreders South Africa, the South Atlantic Ocean, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. Windhoek is the capital of Nambia.

Africa Challenge - South Africa

South Africa is bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and totally surrounds Lesotho.




By the way J.R.R. Tolkien was born in South Africa.

Great game!

Try this for sharpening your world geography skills!

Africa Challenge - Lesotho

Lesotho is entirely surrounded by South Africa. It's capital is Maseru.

Africa Challenge - Swaziland

Swaziland is located between Mozambique (East) and South Africa (West). The capital of Swaziland is Mbabane

Africa Challenge - Madagascar

Madagascar is an island located between the Mozambique Channel and the Indian Ocean. It's capital is Antananarivo.

By the Way we just bought vanilla beans that were grown in Madagascar.

Africa Challenge - Mozambique

The next country to the south of Tanzania is Mozambique. Mozambique is across the Mozambique Channel from Madagascar and also borders the Indian Ocean, Swaziland, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi.

Africa Challenge - Tanzania

The next country to the south of Kenya is Tanzania which is right next to the Indian Ocean. Tanzania also borders Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda. The Capital of Tanzania is Dar es Salaam.

Mount Kilimanjaro is also located in Tanzania.

Geography Challenge - Kenya

Just south of Ethiopia is Kenya which also borders Somalia, the Indian Ocean, Tanzania, Uganda and Sudan. Kenya's Capital is Nairobi.

Once upon a time our family figured out that you could have a Chocolate Cake Farm in southern Kenya.

Africa Challenge - Somalia

Somalia touches the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. The Capital of Somalia is Mogadishu (which is also really fun to say).

By the way Geospy is also a good way to practice the locations of countries in Africa. To get to the Africa challenge on Geospy you click "Countries Game" then click "Africa".

Africa Challenge - Ethiopia

Ethiopia is located between Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya and Sudan. The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa. Addis Ababa is one of the first African capitals I learned because it's so much fun to say.

When I looked closer at the map of Ethiopia I was Surprised to find that it doesn't touch the Red Sea.

Africa Challenge - Eritrea

Eritrea is tucked between Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti and also borders the Red Sea. It's capital is Asmara

Africa Challenge - Sudan

Sudan is the big country just south of Egypt. It is also bordered by the Red Sea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Chad and Libya.

In Sudan the Blue Nile and the White Nile join together to form the Nile which flows northward into Egypt.

Important cities in Sudan:

Khartoum which is next to the Nile.

Port Sudan which is next to the Red Sea.

My mom says that the large region of Darfur in western Sudan is suffering from terrible violence and bloodshed. Please pray for them.

Neat Geography Game

Here is a really interesting Geography Game where you try to locate cities and famous places from around the world. This is one of the reasons I started the Africa challenge.

Africa Challenge - Egypt

I challenge all my readers to learn the locations of different countries in Africa. Today we'll start with Egypt.

Egypt is located between the Red Sea, Israel (East), the Mediterranean Sea, Libya (West), and Sudan (South). The Nile (which runs from south to north) is a very noticable geographical feature. Near the mouth you'll find the major cities of Alexandria and Cairo as well as the Great Pyramids.

Let's take a quick tour of the Nile. Going from south to north there's ...

Abu Simbel (Abu Sunbul)

Aswan, site of a Famous Dam

Luxor (modern name of the ancient city of Thebes)

Giza (located just outside of Cairo)

Cairo

Alexandria - the city was founded by Alexander the Great and it is the site of the Lighthouse of Pharos (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World).

Invasion of Liechtenstein! (well not really)

Did you know that it is possible to accidentally invade Liechtenstein? Switzerland does. I didn't know until today but now I do.

Read the story here.

Geo Game

I did a previous post ot Christmas Ideas. This is what I got!!

It's a game called Geo Derby. You race around a track answering questions. There is a map if you need it:)

I think it is really Great!!!

http://http://www.boardgamesexpress.com/prodinfo.asp?number=8104