Here are five great online geography games to help you learn more about the world around you:
- Quizlet’s Multiple Choice Geography Quiz: This quiz is a great way to test your knowledge of geography topics. You can take it on Quizlet, or access it online at www.quizlet.com/multiple-choice-geography-quiz/.
- Google Street View World Map Game: This game lets you explore different parts of the world by clicking on landmarks and streets in Google Street View. You can play it at www.streetviewgame.com, or download the app for your mobile device at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.streetview&hl=en_US&gl=us&pid=com.google.android .apps .maps .worldmap&rdid=1N4GKQVF7C3Y&rdoid=1N4GKQVF7C3Y .
- GeoQuiz World Atlas: This interactive world map game lets you explore different regions of the world by answering questions about geography and history from a variety of topics, including culture, economy, and environment (www .geoquizworldatlas .org).
- The Great British Bazaar: In this game, you help a British bazaar owner sell products from around the world (www .thegreatbritishbazaargame .co). 5 . World Atlas Challenge: This online game challenges players to find all of the countries in a given map (www .worldatlaschallengeonline ..
1. Worldle
Wordle is a viral word game that has spawned a horde of other games inspired by it. In this game, you have six tries to guess the correct country or territory based on its shape. For each attempt, Worldle will tell you how far away your guess is from the target country in kilometers and in a proximity percentage that gets higher the closer you are to the correct answer.
Wordle is a new game that is available every day. You don’t need to install an app to play it. Access Worldle in any web browser.
2. Globle
Globle will test your geography knowledge. Guess a new mystery country every day. You don’t get any clues to start with, but each incorrect guess will appear on the globe. “The hotter the color, the closer you are to the answer.”
This app will help you learn about the world’s countries, based on your location. Play it every day, and you’ll be familiar with all of them.
3. Citydle
Citydle is a daily city-guessing game similar to Wordle. You’ll notice the similarities immediately. First, guess a city. If your guess turns gray, that means your answer is in the wrong country and continent. If your guess turns orange, you’ll know you got the continent right, but the country is wrong. If your answer turns yellow, the country is correct, but the city you guessed is wrong. A guess that turns green is correct. ..
For each attempt, Citydle will also tell you how far away your answer is from the correct answer. We found this one to be one of the more difficult world geography games.
4. Maphio
Entrepreneur Siimon Sander came up with Maphio after playing—you guessed, it—Wordle. When we asked what prompted him to create Maphio, he said he asked himself, “What if we take inspiration from Wordle and plug in images across the world, and instead of people guessing the words, they would guess the locations?” Soon the interactive game, Maphio, was born.
The correct answer could be anywhere on the world map. You find clues by moving around. You don’t have to know the country name—just click on the map to choose a location to guess. A different game is available each day.
5. GeoGuessr
GeoGuessr is a free online geography game that lets you explore a street view panorama of your location. You can pan around the scene or take a walk to find clues to help you figure out where you are, and then guess your location on the map.
GeoGuess is a sleek and polished browser-based version of Geoguessr that you can use to find information about places in North America or Famous Places.
6. Sporcle
Sporcle is a website that has a lot of quiz games. If you’re into map quizzes, try their Find the Countries of the World quiz. If you’re into world flags, see if you can match the old flag of a country to its new one.
Sporcle offers a quiz organizer that lets you organize quizzes into categories, and you can search for quizzes that match your specific interests.
7. RubyCave
Flags is a game where players have 30 seconds to guess which country the flag represents. If players create an account, they can upload their scores and win medals. ..
8. Degree Confluence Point
The Degree Confluence Project is a World Wide Web-based project that aims to have people visit each of the integer degree intersections of latitude and longitude on Earth. Participants post photographs and a narrative of each visit online. ..
In this associated game, you have to guess the location of a Degree Confluence Point based on the physical features you see in its photo. To guess, enter a latitude and longitude.
9. Carmen Sandiego Games
In the early 1980s, a computer game called “Carmen Sandiego” was released. The game starred a female detective who traveled around the world to solve crimes. The character has appeared in several TV shows and video games since then. These days, Carmen can be found in several Google Earth geography games, Google Expeditions, and Roblox games. ..
The website has a great Resources section with perfect activities for homeschoolers. Moreover, for teachers, the Google Expeditions allow the teacher to be the guide for students exploring an area via virtual reality.
10. JetPunk Quizzes
JetPunk is a quiz site that has a lot of geography quizzes. We especially liked the Countries of the World with an Empty Map quiz, where you have to name all the countries of the world. When you name a country, it appears on the map and in a list. You have only got fifteen minutes to think of 196 countries.
11. Posio
Posio is a game where you must locate cities on a map. After you make your guess, you’ll see your answer, the correct answer, and the closest answer anyone guessed.
Build Bridges with Geography
A little bit of geography knowledge can help you make connections with people from all over the world. Siimon Sander, creator of Maphio, said, “It’s a great conversation starter if you know a couple other cities from a tiny country rather than just a capital!”
