Europe Map Game: put every country in its place

About Europe Map Game

This Europe map game invites you to rebuild the continent's political map piece by piece: each country appears as a silhouette that you have to drag into its exact slot. It's a very visual way to lock in where each country is, what shape it has and which countries it borders, something you remember much better by touching the map than by reading a list. If you like it, in our section of geography games you'll find more maps and world challenges to keep practicing.

When you place each piece, the game shows basic information about the country, such as its capital and its approximate population. Keep in mind that the names appear in English (Germany, Spain, Poland…), so besides geography you also review a bit of vocabulary.

How do you play Europe Maps in Europe Map Game?

The mechanics of this interactive map of European countries are simple, but they demand precision:

1. Look at the silhouette and the name of the country you have to place.
2. Drag it over the map of Europe to the area where you think it goes.
3. Drop it in position: if you're right, the country locks into place on the map.
4. Keep going until you complete the whole continent.

Europe Map Game controls

PC

• Mouse (click and drag): move the country to its place on the map
• Release the button: place the piece

Mobile and tablet

• Press and slide your finger: drag each country
• Lift your finger: drop it in position

What do you learn in Europe Map Game?

• Locate the countries of Europe on a political map and recognize their borders.
• Identify countries by their silhouette (Italy's boot, the Iberian Peninsula, Norway's elongated shape).
• Match each country with its capital and get an idea of its population.
• Spatial orientation: north, south, east and west of the continent.
• Basic geography vocabulary in English.

Recommended for ages 9 and up; it's especially useful for reviewing the Europe unit in 6th and 7th grade.

Tips for playing better: Europe Map Game

• Start with the big, easy-to-recognize countries (France, Spain, Ukraine, Norway): once they're in place, they serve as a reference for fitting the small ones around them.
• Work by region: complete the Iberian Peninsula and Western Europe first, then the Nordic countries, and leave the Balkans for last, since that's where the smallest countries are packed together.
• Look at the coastlines: access to the sea, islands or peninsulas are the quickest clue to where a piece fits.
• Watch out for look-alikes: Slovakia and Slovenia, or Latvia and Lithuania, are easy to mix up. Remember that Slovenia has a coastline on the Adriatic and Lithuania is the southernmost of the Baltic republics.

Europe Map Game FAQ

Additional information: Europe Map Game

Game type: Educational geography game, drag-and-drop interactive map
Recommended age: Ages 9 and up
Technology: HTML5
Platform: Web browser (PC, tablet and mobile)

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