Americas map quiz
Can you place all 35 countries of the Americas? Name the highlighted country from four options, or switch to “find it” mode and click the country yourself. Small countries are shown as dots.
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How the map quiz works
In the default mode a country is filled in blue and circled, and you choose its name from four countries in the same region, which are usually its neighbours. This mode works with a keyboard (keys 1–4) and a screen reader’s button list, though the map itself is visual. In “find it” mode the map names a country and you click or tap it; a wrong click is marked in orange and the correct country is then highlighted.
7 countries are too small to click reliably as shapes and also appear as dots: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Grey areas without a country in the quiz, such as Falkland Is., Greenland and Puerto Rico, are drawn for context but are not asked about.
Clues for finding countries
- Brazil has the most land neighbours here (10): find it first and the countries around fall into place.
- 2 countries are landlocked: Bolivia and Paraguay.
- 11 countries have no land border at all: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago. Look for them offshore.
- The quiz’s wrong options come from the same region, so learning each region’s outline (below) is the fastest way to improve.
Study list: neighbours of every country in the Americas
Land neighbours are the best memory hook for a map quiz. Grouped by region; follow a country’s name for its profile and detailed maps.
Caribbean
| Country | Land neighbours | Coast |
|---|---|---|
 Antigua and Barbuda | None | Island country |
 Bahamas | None | Island country |
 Barbados | None | Island country |
 Cuba | None | Island country |
 Dominica | None | Island country |
 Dominican Republic | Haiti | Island country |
 Grenada | None | Island country |
 Haiti | Dominican Republic | Island country |
 Jamaica | None | Island country |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | None | Island country |
 Saint Lucia | None | Island country |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | None | Island country |
 Trinidad and Tobago | None | Island country |
Central America
| Country | Land neighbours | Coast |
|---|---|---|
 Belize | Mexico, Guatemala | Yes |
 Costa Rica | Nicaragua, Panama | Yes |
 El Salvador | Guatemala, Honduras | Yes |
 Guatemala | Mexico, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador | Yes |
 Honduras | Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua | Yes |
 Nicaragua | Honduras, Costa Rica | Yes |
 Panama | Costa Rica, Colombia | Yes |
North America
| Country | Land neighbours | Coast |
|---|---|---|
 Canada | United States | Yes |
 Mexico | United States, Guatemala, Belize | Yes |
 United States | Canada, Mexico | Yes |
South America
| Country | Land neighbours | Coast |
|---|---|---|
 Argentina | Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay | Yes |
 Bolivia | Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru | Landlocked |
 Brazil | Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, France, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay | Yes |
 Chile | Peru, Bolivia, Argentina | Yes |
 Colombia | Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Panama | Yes |
 Ecuador | Colombia, Peru | Yes |
 Guyana | Venezuela, Brazil, Suriname | Yes |
 Paraguay | Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia | Landlocked |
 Peru | Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile | Yes |
 Suriname | Guyana, Brazil, France | Yes |
 Uruguay | Brazil, Argentina | Yes |
 Venezuela | Colombia, Brazil, Guyana | Yes |
Map: Natural Earth 1:110m country outlines (public domain) via world-atlas, Natural Earth projection, shipped with this site. Borders and coast status: Countries.World country records. For a labelled overview see the map of the Americas.