Here are 20 rhyming riddles for kids where the answers are all about things to do with geography.
At the bottom of the page there’s also a free printable riddle worksheet – simply click on the blue button to get your copy that you can print off for your kids to complete.
The third page of the worksheet contains all the answers, so don’t give your children that page!
We also have loads of other geography riddles and free printable worksheets, so be sure to check those out.
20 Geography Riddles For Kids
1) Australia
What country has great animals
Like a large bird called an emu
A cute and cuddly koala
Or a big hopping kangaroo
2) River
Danube, Rhine, Amazon
Nile, Thames, Ganges
Hudson and Rio Grande
What are all of these?
3) Asia
This is a continent with great food
Working out which one should be a breeze
There’s Vietnamese and Indian
Japanese, Thai and of course Chinese
4) England
I’m a country in Great Britain
Where you might drink a nice cup of tea
My capital is called London
That’s home to the Royal Family
5) Volcano
Extinct or dormant
Or active maybe
Lava and magma
What could this thing be?
6) Canada
In this country most speak English
But you will find that is not all
As there are many who speak French
Like in Quebec and Montreal
7) Earth
It spins at 1,000 miles per hour
Although it is not a fairground ride
At its center there is a molten core
And it has a crust on its outside
8) Europe
When looking at this continent
Some capital cities you might see
Include Warsaw, Prague and Dublin
London, Paris, Rome and Helsinki
9) Island
There is one of these called Easter
With statues of faces made of stone
If you were on a desert one
You’re probably shipwrecked and alone
10) Japan
I’m made up of thousands of islands
And my highest point is Mt. Fuji
I’m well known for my fast bullet train
Haikus, sumo and Hello Kitty
11) Compass
You can navigate by the sun and stars
But there’s another way that’s the best
An item that uses magnetic fields
To point which way is north, south, east and west
12) France
Champagne comes from this place
And they make cheese called Brie
Their capital’s Paris
But what is the country?
13) Ocean
When answering this riddle
Try not to get frantic
To the east of the US
What is the Atlantic?
14) China
I’m a country in Asia
That is well known for a Great Wall
I also have panda bears
And Beijing is my capital
15) Africa
Nairobi, Cairo, Kinshasa
Accra, Freetown and Niamey
These are all capital cities
But on which continent are they?
16) Earthquake
This natural phenomena
Is caused by tectonic plates moving
It happens along a faultline
The Richter Scale measures this thing
17) Scotland
I’m a country in Europe
My highest peak is Ben Nevis
I am known for my tartan
Tasty shortbread and haggis
18) Desert
This type of place has a lack of rain
So it is a dry and arid land
The most famous one’s the Sahara
Which is covered in a lot of sand
19) Map
This used to be on paper
Now you can get it on your phone
It can help you find a route
So that you don’t get lost and groan
20) Mountain
I am something people like to climb
But I’m not a tree with branches
I have lots of snow at my summit
So beware of avalanches
