Geography warm-up · 3 February 2026
Which country is it?
Put this on the big screen. Show one clue at a time and let the class guess out loud. Every class in the world gets the same country today.
- It covers about 1,104,000 km² and has no coastline.
- It shares a land border with 6 countries.
- People there speak Amharic.
- The money is the birr.
- It is in Eastern Africa.
- Its capital starts with "A" and has 10 letters.
Question of the day
Switzerland
Why do most visitors arrive in Zermatt by train?
- APetrol and diesel cars are not allowed in the village
- BThere is no road up the valley at all
- CThe village is on an island
- DCars are only allowed on Sundays
Petrol and diesel cars are not allowed in the village, to protect the air and the views, so most people leave their car in Täsch and take the train.