Geography warm-up · 9 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 1,142,000 km².
- It shares a land border with 5 countries.
- People there speak Spanish.
- The money is the peso.
- It is in South America.
- Its capital starts with "B" and has 5 letters.
Question of the day
Chile
In Chile, what is a palta?
- AAn avocado
- BA potato
- CA bean
- DA lemon
An avocado: palta is the Chilean word for it. Chileans put mashed avocado on bread, sandwiches and hot dogs.