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World Geography Scavenger Hunt

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This world geography scavenger hunt idea is a great activity to use with any age. It can be used for kids in the classroom as part of a school geography lesson or in a youth group that’s seeking to increase world awareness.

Alternatively, you could organize it as an adult scavenger hunt at a travel-themed party to add a competitive game to the evening’s fun.

Here’s how to organize it:

World Geography Scavenger Hunt

Resources

  • List of countries ending in A (see below)
  • World maps
  • Paper
  • Pens

Preparation

None

Teams

This map scavenger hunt can be done with teams of any size – individually, in pairs or small teams. It really depends on how large your group is and how many world maps you have.

Instructions

Give each person / team a map, piece of paper and a pen. Their task is to search the map to find as many different countries ending in A as they can – they should then list these on the paper.

Set a time limit that they have to be completed by and set them hunting!

Winner

The person or team who has the longest list of countries once the time is up.

List Of Countries

At the time of writing, there were 75 countries that players might be able to find. Here’s a list of countries ending in A – you can also find a link to a free printable copy of the list at the end:

  1. Albania
  2. Algeria
  3. Andorra
  4. Angola
  5. Antigua and Barbuda
  6. Argentina
  7. Armenia
  8. Australia
  9. Austria
  10. Bolivia
  11. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  12. Botswana
  13. Bulgaria
  14. Burma
  15. Cambodia
  16. Canada
  17. China
  18. Colombia
  19. Costa Rica
  20. Croatia
  21. Cuba
  22. Dominica
  23. Equatorial Guinea
  24. Eritrea
  25. Estonia
  26. Ethiopia
  27. Gambia, The
  28. Georgia
  29. Ghana
  30. Grenada
  31. Guatemala
  32. Guinea
  33. Guyana
  34. India
  35. Indonesia
  36. Jamaica
  37. Kenya
  38. Latvia
  39. Liberia
  40. Libya
  41. Lithuania
  42. Macedonia
  43. Malaysia
  44. Malta
  45. Mauritania
  46. Micronesia
  47. Moldova
  48. Mongolia
  49. Namibia
  50. Nicaragua
  51. Nigeria
  52. North Korea
  53. Panama
  54. Papua New Guinea
  55. Romania
  56. Russia
  57. Rwanda
  58. Saint Lucia
  59. Samoa
  60. Saudi Arabia
  61. Serbia
  62. Slovakia
  63. Slovenia
  64. Somalia
  65. South Africa
  66. South Korea
  67. Sri Lanka
  68. Syria
  69. Tanzania
  70. Tonga
  71. Tunisia
  72. Uganda
  73. United States of America
  74. Venezuela
  75. Zambia

Printable List Of Countries Ending In A

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