Africa
59 atlas entries. Start with five subregions. Compare Mediterranean coasts, the Sahel, the Horn, equatorial forests and the southern plateau before looking at capitals.
Asia
50 atlas entries. The atlas groups places from Western Asia to the Pacific edge. Climate, coastlines and languages vary widely across that span.
Europe
53 atlas entries. Europe includes islands, inland states, microstates and countries that extend into Asia. Regional groupings here follow the atlas dataset for consistent filters.
North America
42 atlas entries. This directory includes Central America and the Caribbean in North America. That continent grouping makes island territories available beside mainland countries.
South America
14 atlas entries. Follow three geographic features as you explore: the Andes, the Amazon basin and the Atlantic coast. Several profiles fit more than one of those themes.
Oceania
27 atlas entries. Browse Australia, New Zealand, and places across Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. On a Pacific-centered map their positions are easier to compare.
Antarctica
5 atlas entries. These entries are included for geographic discovery. The atlas lists no United Nations member states in this region.
What the seven groups tell you
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania, and Antarctica are the atlas’s browsing groups. North America includes Central America and the Caribbean. Each entry is assigned once so regional search and random draws are consistent. Read the region notes if a country crosses continental boundaries or a territory is far from its associated country.
Use a region at two scales
Open a region to see its subregional lists and a set of physical map features. Then open a country profile to check a particular coastline, land neighbor, capital, or terrain figure. A nearby country can help anchor the place on a political map. A mountain chain or sea often makes a better clue when reading a physical map.
From a regional list to a practice session
Pick three places in one region. Give each a capital clue, a location clue, and a flag clue. Try to recall the names without the list. Then choose a second region and repeat. Keep your chosen country scope consistent if you are comparing your scores across rounds. Read how geography regions are classified.