Geography games

Geography at this age is mostly about building a mental map: knowing there are seven continents and roughly where they sit, recognising a handful of flags, and attaching a few famous places and animals to the right part of the world. The games here do exactly that, and because most of them are quizzes with four choices, a child who does not know an answer still learns it by the second round.

Flag Quiz is the easiest starting point, from about five: the first rounds match a flag to the same flag. World Map Explorer suits six to nine — fly Quokka's balloon to each animal's home continent, then find the oceans and famous natural wonders.

Our picks

• World Map Explorer — drag the seven continents back onto the world map — the best first geography game
• Flag Quiz — a flag appears, pick its country; famous flags first, then the whole world

What they practise

• The seven continents and five oceans, and where they are
• Flags and countries — famous ones first, then the long tail
• Capital cities, once the countries are familiar
• Natural wonders and animals as anchors for places on the map

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