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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

Antarctica has no permanent population, only scientists who stay for a season or a year at research stations. Equator and Glacier take the puzzle further into physical geography.

Antarctica and Australia are long and start with the same letter, so check the second letter. The grid is fourteen squares across, with words lying along rows, columns and diagonals, always forwards. Map is short.

With an atlas open, children can find an example of each word: a Desert, a Jungle, a River, an Island and a Volcano somewhere in the world.

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, pupils check their own answers.

  • At home and on the go

    Pack a few printed sheets for the car, the train or the holidays. 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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