AP Human Geography: World Regions
An interactive study tool for mastering regional positioning, identifying anchor countries, and building global geographic literacy.
Closer Look Map Explorer
Search, hover, or click any country on Earth to inspect its AP region and neighbors.
Drawing Map...
Select a Country
Click any country
Anchor countries are the key reference nations that help you instantly anchor sub-regions in your memory.
World Regions & Anchor Countries
Every sub-region has a landmark Anchor Country. Click any card's "๐ View on Map" button or click any country chip to fly directly to it on the interactive map!
20-Country Global Quiz
Find and click the correct sub-region on the map for the given country.
Capital: Abuja
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๐งฉ Continent Isolation Practice
Select a macro-region below. It will automatically take you to the map game, but lock the questions so you are only tested on sub-regions inside that specific continent. Master one area at a time before taking the global quiz!
โ ๏ธ Tricky AP Boundaries & Cheat Sheet
While some regions are grouped by culture, others are based on physiographic features. The Sahara Desert serves as the strict dividing line separating North Africa from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Geographers debate regional definitions! Because both countries were formerly parts of the Soviet Union, some geographers place them in Central Asia, while others group them into the Middle East.
Look closely at the APHG Closer Look map: Mexico and the Caribbean are grouped down into Latin America, leaving only the United States and Canada in the "North America" region.
Russia is so massive that it is categorized as its own distinct overarching region north of Europe and Asia. Siberia is identified as its specific eastern sub-region.