Big cities of the world

You learn fourteen big cities of the world by finding the country first.

How to find it again

  1. Think: which country is the city in? Find that country on the world map.
  2. Look for the coast or the inland dot.
  3. Tap the dot.

A worked example

Tap New York.

  1. Think: which country is it in? That is the United States, in North America.
  2. Find the United States on the map.
  3. Tap the dot for New York.
More examples

Tap Cape Town.

  1. Think: which country is it in? That is South Africa, in Africa.
  2. Find South Africa on the map.
  3. Tap the dot for Cape Town.

Tap Tokyo.

  1. Think: which country is it in? That is Japan, in Asia.
  2. Find Japan on the map.
  3. Tap the dot for Tokyo.

Tap Sydney.

  1. Think: which country is it in? That is Australia, in Oceania.
  2. Find Australia on the map.
  3. 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.