Commands for Asia
Countries
 Four levels of commands
 Level 1 – Pin the countries
 Level 2 – Use directional skills with the Asia
countries control map
 Level 3 – Use the Countries control map, the
Asia Land & Water Forms control map and
Independent research
 Level 4 – Control maps and independent research
 Use recording sheet on page 2 for levels 2-4. Check answers using
answer keys.
There are forty-eight countries on the pin map of Asia. The Asian countries
are listed alphabetically on page 3. They are then divided according to the
geographical areas used by the United Nations. The areas are South
Central Asia: 14 countries, South Eastern Asia: 11 countries, Western Asia:
16 countries, Eastern Asia: 7 countries.
Recording Sheet for Asia (The number of commands vary.)
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Alphabetical list of countries in Asia
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Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China
East Timor
Georgia
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
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Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
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South Central Asia
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Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Iran
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
South Central Asia Commands Level I
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Pin Kyrgyzstan.
Pin Tajikistan.
Pin Pakistan.
Pin India.
Pin Afghanistan.
Pin Kazakhstan.
Pin Iran.
Pin Nepal.
Pin Bangladesh.
Pin Uzbekistan.
Pin Maldives.
Pin Turkmenistan.
Pin Bhutan.
Pin Sri Lanka.
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South Central Asia Commands Level II (Use the Asia countries control.)
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Pin the country south of Kazakhstan and west of China.
Pin the country east of Iraq and west of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Pin the small country east of Nepal and south of China.
Pin the country between Iran and Pakistan.
Pin the country between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
Pin the country north of Afghanistan and east of Uzbekistan.
Pin the country between India and Afghanistan.
Pin the tiny island nation south of India.
Pin the large country south of Russia and west of China.
Pin the large country east of Pakistan and south of China and Nepal.
Pin the country surrounded by India on three sides and on the coast of the
Bay of Bengal.
Pin the country between Iran and Uzbekistan.
Pin the island nation east of the tip of India.
Pin the small country west of Bhutan and north of India.
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South Central Asia Answer Key II
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Kyrgyzstan
Iran
Bhutan
Afghanistan
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Pakistan
Maldives
Kazakhstan
India
Bangladesh
Turkmenistan
Sri Lanka
Nepal
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South Central Asia Commands Level III (Use the countries control, the land and
water control, and references.)
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Pin the country with the Indus River.
Pin the largest landlocked country in the world. (It borders the Caspian Sea.)
Pin the country with the Ganges Delta, the largest delta on earth.
In the country where most of the world's cinnamon comes from.
Pin the country between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf.
Pin the small landlocked nation east of Nepal in the eastern Himalayas.
Pin the country which is doubly landlocked, surrounded by other landlocked
countries.
Pin Asia's smallest country. (It is an archipelago.)
Pin the country known as the “Country of Celestial Mountains” for the largest
mountain range in Asia, the Tien Shan.
Pin the country with Mount Everest on its northern border.
Pin the country which is a large desert with its western border on the Caspian
Sea.
Pin the country with the Deccan Plateau.
Pin the two countries which are connected by the “Friendship Bridge” over
the Panj River.
Cut on line
South Central Asia Answer Key III
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Pakistan
Kazakhstan
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Iran
Bhutan
Uzbekistan
Maldives
Kyrgyzstan
Nepal
Turkmenistan
India
Afghanistan, Tajikistan
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South Central Asia Commands Level IV (Use control maps and reference material.)
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Pin the nation with "stan" at the end of its name completely surrounded by
other "stan" nations; "stan" means homeland.
Pin the country with the second largest population after China.
Pin the country where the Brahmaputra River and the Ganges River join to
flow into the Bay of Bengal.
Pin the country with a huge fiery crater which has been burning for forty
years and is called the "The Door to Hell."
Pin the only country in the world which does not have a rectangular or
square national flag. Its flag is two triangles which represent the Himalaya
Mountains.
Pin the island nation which is the world's largest exporter of tea.
Pin the country which is building dams to bring water back to the shrinking
Aral Sea on its southern border.
Pin the small country with ice-covered Himalaya Mountains on its northern
border and tropical jungle in the southern part of the country.
Pin the country with coasts on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
Pin the country whose capital city, Dushanbe, means Monday because
Monday was the market day when it was a village.
Pin the country made up of 1190 coral islands grouped in atolls.
Pin the two countries connected by the Khyber Pass through the Spin Ghar
Mountains.
Pin the country which is in the Tien Shan Mountain Range and 90% of it is
almost a mile above sea level.
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South Central Asia Answer Key Level IV
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Uzbekistan
India
Bangladesh
Turkmenistan
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Kazakhstan
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8. Bhutan
9. Iran
10.Tajikistan
11.Maldives
12.Pakistan, Afghanistan
13.Kyrgyzstan
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South Eastern Asia
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Brunei
Cambodia
East Timor
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
South Eastern Asia Level I
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Pin Malaysia.
Pin Vietnam.
Pin Philippines.
Pin Brunei.
Pin East Timor.
Pin Laos.
Pin Singapore.
Pin Indonesia.
Pin Cambodia.
Pin Myanmar.
Pin Thailand.
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South Eastern Asia Level II (Use Asia Countries control map.)
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Pin the country with its eastern border on China, Laos, and Thailand.
Pin the country on the Equator made up of more than 18,000 islands.
Pin the country east of Cambodia and Laos.
Pin the country between Laos and Myanmar.
Pin the country north and east of Thailand.
Pin the country south of Laos and Thailand.
Pin the country which is a peninsula and part of the island of Borneo.
Pin the country north of Indonesia which is made up of 7000 islands.
Pin the small country which is part of one of the islands in the south of
Indonesia.
10. Pin the tiny country on the tip of the Malaysian peninsula.
11. Pin the tiny country which is on the northwestern edge of Borneo Island and
surrounded by Malaysia.
Cut on line
South Eastern Asia Answer Key Level II
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Myanmar
Indonesia
Vietnam
Thailand
Laos
Cambodia
Malaysia
Philippines
East Timor
Singapore
Brunei
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South Eastern Asia Level III (Use the Asia Countries control, the Land and Water
control and research.)
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Pin the country with the South China Sea along its entire coast.
Pin Asia's second smallest country which on the tip of a peninsula
Pin the tiny country with the South China Sea on the north and Malaysia
surrounding it on the other three sides.
4. Pin the archipelago nation east of the South China Sea.
5. Pin the very small country south of the Equator, which shares half of a small
island with Indonesia.
6. Pin the country where the Mekong River divides it from north to south.
7. Pin the country of islands on both sides of the equator.
8. Pin the country which is divided into two parts separated by the South China
Sea.
9. Pin the country with a very long western coast on the Bay of Bengal.
10. Pin the country which shares the Malaysian Peninsula and is north of
Malaysia.
11. Pin the only landlocked country in Southeastern Asia.
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South Eastern Asia Answer Key Level III
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Vietnam
Singapore
Brunei
Philippines
East Timor
Cambodia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
Thailand
Laos
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South Eastern Asia Level IV (Use the controls and research.)
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Pin the country where the Mekong River forms a large part of its western
border with Thailand.
2. Pin the country south of Thailand and Laos with a large lake, Tonle Sap, in its
center.
3. Pin the country located on the Pacific Ring of Fire which has the Taal Volcano.
4. Pin the country with the nickname, "The Lion City".
5. Pin the country with the Red River Delta in the north and the Mekong River
Delta in the south.
6. Pin the tiny country which very is wealthy because of oil and natural gas
exports.
7. Pin the country north of Singapore on the Malacca Strait.
8. Pin the newest country in Asia, becoming independent in 2002.
9. Pin the country with a long northeastern border with China and a long
eastern border with Thailand.
10. Pin the country which has very good rice paddies along its eastern border on
the Mekong River.
11. Pin the only country with Komodo dragons.
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South Eastern Asia Answer Key Level IV
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Laos
Cambodia
Philippines
Singapore
Vietnam
Brunei
Malaysia
East Timor
Myanmar
Thailand
Indonesia
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Western Asia
1. Azerbaijan
2. Bahrain
3. Georgia
4. Armenia
5. Iraq
6. Israel
7. Jordan
8. Kuwait
9. Lebanon
10. Oman
11. Qatar
12. Saudi Arabia
13. Syria
14. Turkey
15. United Arab Emirates
16. Yemen
Commands for Western Asia Level I
1. Pin Bahrain.
2. Pin Kuwait.
3. Pin Saudi Arabia.
4. Pin Iraq.
5. Pin Syria.
6. Pin Armenia.
7. Pin Yemen.
8. Pin Jordan.
9. Pin Lebanon.
10. Pin Israel.
11. Pin Turkey.
12. Pin Azerbaijan.
13. Pin United Arab Emirates.
14. Pin Qatar.
15. Pin Oman.
16. Pin Georgia.
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Commands for Western Asia Level II (Use the Asia Countries control.)
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Pin the small country east of Armenia and Georgia.
Pin the small country north of Israel and west of Syria.
Pin the country between Saudi Arabia and Syria.
Pin the country southeast of Saudi Arabia.
Pin the country with borders on Jordan, Turkey and Iraq.
Pin the tiny country north of Qatar and south of Kuwait.
Pin the tiny country between Bahrain and United Arab Emirates.
Pin the country between Syria and Iran.
Pin the small country with its eastern border on Oman and its southern
border on Saudi Arabia.
Pin the tiny country with borders on Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Pin the country south of Russia and north of Armenia, Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Pin the large country south of Jordan and Iraq.
Pin the small country west of Azerbaijan and east of Turkey.
Pin the country southeast of Saudi Arabia with its eastern border on Oman.
Pin the large country north of Syria and Iraq, which has its northwest corner
in Europe.
Pin the small country west of Jordan and south of Lebanon.
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Western Asia Answer Key II
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Azerbaijan
Lebanon
Jordan
Oman
Syria
Bahrain
Qatar
Iraq
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United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Georgia
Saudi Arabia
Armenia
Yemen
Turkey
Israel
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Commands for Western Asia Level III (Use the Asia Countries control, the Land and
Water control and research.)
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Pin the country with its western coast on the Black Sea.
Pin the Asian country with a tiny part of its northern border in Europe and its
eastern coast on the Caspian sea.
Pin the country on the Arabian Peninsula which has shores on the Red Sea
and the Gulf of Aden.
Pin the country with coasts on the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman.
Pin the small triangular country with its northern coastal on the Persian Gulf.
Pin the country with its west coast on the Mediterranean Sea and its
southwest border on Egypt.
Pin the small country with a coastline at the top of the Persian Gulf.
Pin the very small country north of Israel with its west coast on the
Mediterranean Sea.
Pin the landlocked country between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
Pin the large country with the Black Sea on the north and the Mediterranean
Sea on the south.
Pin the tiny island nation in the Persian Gulf.
Pin the country with the Dead Sea on its western border
Pin the country with the Tigris River and the Euphrates River.
Pin the country where the Euphrates River flows across it to Iran from its
source in Turkey.
Pin the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula.
Pin the tiny country which is a peninsula on border of Saudi Arabia and the
Persian Gulf.
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Western Asia Answer Key Level III
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Georgia
Azerbaijan
Yemen
Oman
United Arab Emirates
Israel
Kuwait
Lebanon
Armenia
Turkey
Bahrain
Jordan
Iraq
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
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Commands for Western Asia Level IV (Use controls and research materials.)
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Pin the country with the world's tallest building in 2015.
Pin the small country north of Iran and east of Turkey which is high plateau
surrounded by mountains.
Pin the tiny country north of the United Arab Emirates with oil fields both on
shore and off shore.
Pin the country north of Iran with oil wells in the Caspian Sea.
Pin the small country with the lowest fresh water lake in the world, the Sea of
Galilee.
Pin the tiny archipelago nation of 37 islands close to the Arabian Peninsula in
the Persian Gulf.
Pin the country on the border with Europe with part of its southern border
on Turkey.
Pin the country where part of its western border is formed by the Jordan
River from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea.
Pin the country with the highlands in the north called Kurdistan.
Pin the country mostly in Asia separated by the Strait of Bosporus with a
small part of it in Europe.
Pin the large oil exporting country with coasts on the Red Sea and the Persian
Gulf.
Pin the very small country on the northwest coast of the Persian Gulf with no
fresh water rivers or lakes.
Pin the country where its northern tip is separated from the rest of the
country by the United Arab Emirates
Pin the country with the Euphrates River flowing through it before it flows
into Iraq.
Pin the country whose national symbol and pride is ancient cedar trees.
Pin the desert country south of Saudi Arabia which may be the first in the
world to run out of water.
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Western Asia Answer Key Level IV
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United Arab Emirates
Armenia
Qatar
Azerbaijan
Israel
Bahrain
Georgia
Jordan
Iraq
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Oman
Syria
Lebanon
Yemen
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Eastern Asia
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North Korea
China
Japan
Mongolia
Republic of Korea
Taiwan
Russia
Commands for Eastern Asia Level I
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Pin Mongolia.
Pin China.
Pin North Korea.
Pin Taiwan.
Pin Russia.
Pin the Republic of Korea.
Pin Japan.
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Commands for Eastern Asia Level II (Use the Asia Countries control.)
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Pin the country which the south part of a peninsula off of northeast China.
Pin the country between Russia and China.
Pin the small island country off the coast of China.
Pin the country on the north part of a peninsula off of northeast China.
Pin the island country east of South Korea.
Pin the very large country with its Southern border on Kazakhstan, China and
Mongolia.
Pin the very large country south of Mongolia.
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Eastern Asia Answer Key Level II
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South Korea
Mongolia
Taiwan
North Korea
Japan
Russia
China
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Commands for Eastern Asia Level III (Use Asia Countries control, Land and Water
control, and research.)
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Pin the small island country north of the Philippines with its south border on
the South China Sea.
Pin the large country with its northern borders on the Arctic Ocean.
Pin the country made up of several thousand islands with coasts on the Sea
of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.
Pin the country with the Gobi Desert in the southern part.
Pin the large country with the Huang River and the Yangtze River.
Pin the country on the southern part of the peninsula between the Sea of
Japan and the Yellow Sea.
Pin the country with a small part of it border near the Russian city of
Vladivostok.
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Eastern Asia Answer Key Level III
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Taiwan
Russia
Japan
Mongolia
China
South Korea
North Korea
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Commands for Eastern Asia Level IV (Use controls and research materials.)
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Pin the landlocked country whose main river system is the Selenga which
flows north into Lake Baikal in Russia.
Pin the country with a border on China and coasts on the Sea of Japan and
the Yellow Sea.
Pin the country with tundra along its northern border.
Pin the country surrounded by water on three sides and a border with North
Korea.
Pin the archipelago nation whose closest neighbors are Russia, China, and
Korea.
Pin the country with the Plateau of Tibet which the highest plateau in the
world.
Pin the island country off the coast of China which is known by two names.
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Eastern Asia Answer Key Level IV
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Mongolia
North Korea
Russia
South Korea
Japan
China
Taiwan
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