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Around the world word search

Continents, oceans and the biggest landmarks on the map: twenty words from the equator to the glacier and the compass. A word search for a geography lesson or a rainy day with the atlas open.

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  • Africa
  • America
  • Antarctica
  • Asia
  • Atlantic
  • Australia
  • Capital
  • Compass
  • Desert
  • Equator
  • Europe
  • Glacier
  • Globe
  • Island
  • Jungle
  • Map
  • Mountain
  • Pacific
  • River
  • Volcano

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Around the world

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  • Africa
  • America
  • Antarctica
  • Asia
  • Atlantic
  • Australia
  • Capital
  • Compass
  • Desert
  • Equator
  • Europe
  • Glacier
  • Globe
  • Island
  • Jungle
  • Map
  • Mountain
  • Pacific
  • River
  • Volcano

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About this word search

Canada touches three oceans, the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Arctic, and has the longest coastline of any country on Earth. Only two of those oceans appear on this list, so ask the class to name the missing one and point to it on the map.

The words here lie flat, stand tall or tilt from corner to corner, but none is reversed. Antarctica and Australia both start and end with A, which can confuse a fast scan. Asia and Map are short and slip by easily.

With a globe on the desk, students can spin it and touch each feature as they find its word. Glacier makes a good link to the Rockies, where several are still visible from the highway.

Ways to use this word search

  • In the classroom

    Print it as a task for early finishers, or to open a lesson on this topic. With the QR code on the sheet, students check their own answers.

  • At home and on the go

    Pack a few printed sheets for the car, the train or a family vacation. A pen is all you need, no screen required.

  • Play together

    Print the sheet twice and race each other. Whoever finds all the words first wins. Or play it online and see who is fastest.

Try it in English (New Zealand) too

The same theme also exists in English (New Zealand), each with its own word list in that language. Handy if you are learning a language: you already know the topic, now just the words.

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