World Geography

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa (5)
  2. 5. The largest island in the world (9)
  3. 6. The capital and largest city of the Philippines (6)
  4. 10. A mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (7)
  5. 11. A major North American river and the chief river of the United States (11)
  6. 14. A republic on the Isthmus of ___ (6)
  7. 15. The capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain (6)

Down

  1. 1. Capital and largest city of Italy (4)
  2. 3. Country in Asia with the Taj Mahal (5)
  3. 4. A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of ___ (4)
  4. 6. The capital and chief port and largest city of Liberia (8)
  5. 7. Capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic (6)
  6. 8. Capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China (7)
  7. 9. The capital and largest city of Greece (6)
  8. 12. Emerald island west of Great Britain (7)
  9. 13. French capital with the Eiffel Tower (5)