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How to use the Map of Europe

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Written by Maarten
Updated over a week ago

The Map of Europe is an interactive way to explore countries, capitals, cities, and bodies of water. You can use it in two modes: Explore to freely look around or Practice to test students’ knowledge with exercises.

How it works:

  1. Open the Map of Europe tool.

  2. Go to Settings to choose your options:

    • Mode:

      • Explore to freely click and view features.

      • Practice to start exercises like “Find London on the map.”

    • Region: Select the part of Europe you want to focus on, or the entire continent.

    • Geographical features: Show countries, capital cities, cities, or bodies of water.

    • Names: Decide if names are shown by default or only revealed when clicked.

  3. Click Save to begin.

Explore mode:

  • Zoom in or out with the +/- buttons or pinch with your fingers.

  • Use the mini-map in the corner to see where you are.

  • Click on a country, city, or body of water to display its name.

Practice mode:

  • Choose the number of exercises in Settings before starting.

  • A question bar will appear, for example: “Find Paris on the map.”

  • Click the location to answer. If incorrect, try again.

  • Click Show answer to reveal and continue to the next exercise.

💡Tip: Use Practice mode as a fun quiz activity at the end of a geography lesson. Divide the class into teams, ask them to find countries or capitals, and keep score with the Scoreboard tool. This turns review into a lively, interactive game!

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