Zig-Zag Word Chain - World Geography

This is a twist (or zig-zag) on the normal word chain quizzes. Each answer is two words - sharing one word with the preceding answer, and the other word with the following answer. This results in a zig-zag word chain through all the answers. Mastered this one? Try my other Zig-Zag Word Chain quizzes:
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Last updated: February 10, 2025
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First submittedJanuary 21, 2025
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Country below the 38th parallel on an East Asian peninsula
South
Korea
Country above the 38th parallel on an East Asian peninsula
North
Korea
European arm of the Atlantic Ocean bordered by Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France
North
Sea
Area of the Northern Pacific Ocean bordered by Russia and Alaska
Bering
Sea
Narrower passage of the above body of water, connecting the Pacific and Arctic Oceans
Bering
Strait
Narrow passage of water between the North and South Islands of New Zealand
Cook
Strait
Self-governing Polynesian state in free association with New Zealand. Named after the British captain who visited in the 1770s.
Cook
Islands
Manmade archipelago off the coast of Dubai. Named for their shape when viewed from above.
Palm
Islands
Desert oasis city in Southern California
Palm
Springs
Rocky Mountain city that is home to the U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado
Springs
Body of water that flows through the Grand Canyon
Colorado
River
Body of water that flows down the western side of the island of Manhattan
Hudson
River
Large inland marginal sea located in the Canadian territory of Nunavut
Hudson
Bay
Arm of the Pacific Ocean surrounded by the capital of Japan
Tokyo
Bay
Major tourist attraction focused on an anthropomorphic rodent - located on reclaimed land in the above body of water
Tokyo
Disneyland
Major tourist attraction focused on an anthropomorphic rodent - located in the most populous urban area in China
Shanghai
Disneyland
At 632 meters in height, it is the tallest building in China
Shanghai
Tower
At 330 meters in height, this Parisan structure was the tallest in the world from 1889 to 1940
Eiffel
Tower
Name given to numerous steel girder spans designed by the same architect as the above structure - and many that were not
Eiffel
Bridge
Name given to several successive spans across the Thames River in the capital of England
London
Bridge
Founded in 1826 in the same city, this institution is the oldest of its type in the world, and also houses the oldest reptile house, public aquarium, and insect house.
London
Zoo
This animal park was founded in 1968 but suffered extensive damages during the 1990 Iraqi Invasion.
Kuwait
Zoo
Capital of the Middle Eastern country where the above is located
Kuwait
City
Capital of a southernmost country in North America
Panama
City
Manmade body of water bisecting that country and linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Panama
Canal
Historic manmade body of water linking Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Canal
Misleading name given to the German-based language used by the Amish residents of the same state
Pennsylvania
Dutch
Another name for the Flemish language spoken in the Flanders region of a lowland European county.
Belgian
Dutch
Former Central African colony of a European nation, established under the rule of King Leopold II
Belgian
Congo
Former Central African colony of a European nation, established under the Third Republic
French
Congo
Mediterranean coastal resort area of the same European nation, also known as the Côte d'Azur
French
Riviera
Mediterranean coastal resort area of a neighboring European nation, including the city of Genoa
Italian
Riviera
The portion of that same nation that resembles a boot
Italian
Peninsula
The only region of Egypt that is in Asia
Sinai
Peninsula
The geographic landform comprising the entire inland portion of that region
Sinai
Desert
The largest occurrence of this landform in the world - it is counterintuitively covered in snow
Antarctic
Desert
The farthest south of the five major circles of latitude on Earth
Antarctic
Circle
The farthest north of the five major circles of latitude on Earth
Arctic
Circle
The smallest of the five major divisions of surface water on Earth
Arctic
Ocean
Another major division of surface water on Earth, this one circles Antarctica
Southern
Ocean
The largest mountain range in New Zealand
Southern
Alps
The southwestern stretch of this major European mountain chain, forming the southern border between France and Italy, all the way to the Mediterranean Sea
Maritime
Alps
Canadian region comprised of New Burnswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island
Maritime
Provinces
Canadian region comprised of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador
Atlantic
Provinces
Continental region comprised of all of Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Belgium, and the Netherlands, along with portions of Spain, France, Portugal, Germany and Scandanavia
Atlantic
Europe
Continental region general considered to be comprised of Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, and part of Romania
Central
Europe
Continental region comprised of Kazkastan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
Central
Asia
Continental region comprised of China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan
East
Asia
Former European communist country from 1949 through 1990, when it was reunified with the country below
East
Germany
Form European democratic country from 1949 through 1990, when it was reunified with the country above
West
Germany
Continental region comprised of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo
West
Africa
Country stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean, and having three distinct capital cities
South
Africa
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7 Comments
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Level 62
Jan 22, 2025
Great quiz
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Level 94
Jan 22, 2025
Thanks! These are a lot of fun to make.
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Level 79
Feb 10, 2025
great quiz!

Just a small mistake: when you should enter "south" for South Africa and South Korea it doesn't work, you shoud enter "southafrica"

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Level 94
Feb 10, 2025
That was my attempt to prevent the "South" from showing up when you guess "Southern" earlier in the quiz. I've now shifted the start point for the quiz and was therefore able to get rid of that situation. Thanks!
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Level 73
Jun 17, 2025
38th parallel thing had changed during Korean War. We’re divided by armistice Line since then. Sad thing.
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Level 81
Jun 17, 2025
Awesome! Impressive you managed to make a chain of this be 52 questions long
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Level 51
Oct 1, 2025
Only missed one. Hating mice noe