Study Guide: Spanish-Speaking Countries & Their Capitols

Nombre: ______Fecha: ______

STUDY GUIDE: SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES & THEIR CAPITOLS

I. Fill in the blanks with the Spanish translation for the words below:

Note: Do not forget your accents!!!

1. Continents - ______

2. Country - ______

3. Europe - ______

4. North America - ______

5. South America - ______

6. Central America - ______

7. The Caribbean - ______

II. List the countries located in each continent/region below (¡En Español por favor!)

Europa:

Norteamérica:

Sudamérica:

América Central:

El Caribe:

III. Write a detailed description of the location of the following countries, including what continent it is on, its neighboring countries and what oceans it borders (if any).

1. Nicaragua:

2. Ecuador:

3. La República Dominicana

4. Perú

5. Guatemala

IV. Answer the questions below using the Spanish names:

1. What country has two capitols. What are the names of the two

capitols?

2. In what continent and country is Caracas located?

3. In what continent and country is San José located?

4. In what continent and country is San Salvador located?

5. In what continent and country is Tegucigalpa located?

6. In what continent and country is Montevideo?

7. How many Spanish-speaking countries are there in the world?

8. What are the (3) Spanish-speaking islands? HINT: They are part of El

Caribe. 9. What Spanish-speaking country is in Europe? What is its capitol?

10. The Spanish-speaking countries are located on the following (3)

continents:

11. What is the acronym for the Spanish-speaking countries in Central

America?

12. What is the acronym for the Spanish-speaking countries in South

America?

V. Fill in the crossword puzzle below:

Across 3. Caracas Down 5. Tegucigalpa 1. Quito 6. Asunción 2. Lima 8. La Habana 4. Managua 10. Santiago 7. Bogotá 11. La ciudad de México 9. Buenos Aires 12. La Paz and Sucre 13. Montevideo 15. La ciudad de Guatemala 14. La ciudad de Panamá 16. Madrid VI. Match the countries and capitols below:

1. España _____ a. Buenos Aires 2. México _____ b. San Juan 3. Guatemala _____ c. Managua 4. El Salvador _____ d. San Salvador 5. Honduras _____ e. Madrid 6. Nicaragua _____ f. Santiago 7. Costa Rica _____ g. Santo Domingo 8. Panamá _____ h. Tegucigalpa 9. Cuba _____ i. Montevideo 10. La República j. La ciudad de México Dominicana ____ 11. Puerto Rico _____ k. La ciudad de Guatemala 12. Venezuela _____ l. La Paz and Sucre 13. Colombia _____ m. La Habana 14. Ecuador _____ n. Caracas 15. Perú _____ o. Quito 16. Chile _____ p. La ciudad de Panamá 17. Argentina _____ q. Lima 18. Uraguay _____ r. Bogotá 19. Paraguay _____ s. San José 20. Bolivia _____ t. Asunción