Big cities of the world
You learn fourteen big cities of the world by finding the country first.
How to find it again
- Think: which country is the city in? Find that country on the world map.
- Look for the coast or the inland dot.
- Tap the dot.
A worked example
Tap New York.
- Think: which country is it in? That is the United States, in North America.
- Find the United States on the map.
- Tap the dot for New York.
More examples
Tap Cape Town.
- Think: which country is it in? That is South Africa, in Africa.
- Find South Africa on the map.
- Tap the dot for Cape Town.
Tap Tokyo.
- Think: which country is it in? That is Japan, in Asia.
- Find Japan on the map.
- Tap the dot for Tokyo.
Tap Sydney.
- Think: which country is it in? That is Australia, in Oceania.
- Find Australia on the map.
- Tap the dot for Sydney.
Watch out
You tap Sydney when Tokyo is asked.
Tokyo is in Japan, in the east of Asia. Sydney is in Australia, in the south-east of the map.
Tips
- Mumbai was once called Bombay, and Beijing was once called Peking.
Why it works
A city is a small dot, and a country is a big shape. If you know the country, you look there, and the city is easy to find. Many of these cities are on a coast.