Free teacher resource

Island Countries Map Worksheets

Map activities about island nations: pupils colour every country made up only of islands, fill in the key and count them. One sheet for the world and one each for Europe, Africa, Asia and North America with the Caribbean.

Every sheet comes as an A4 and a US Letter PDF.Print it, then play it

Preview of the printable island countries of the world worksheet

A4 landscape · 1 page · Map activity

Island Countries of the World

A blank world map. Pupils colour the island countries – circles mark the smallest ones in the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Ocean.

Preview of the printable island countries of europe worksheet

A4 landscape · 1 page · Map activity

Island Countries of Europe

A blank map of Europe for colouring the island nations, from Iceland to Cyprus.

Preview of the printable island countries of africa worksheet

A4 portrait · 1 page · Map activity

Island Countries of Africa

A blank map of Africa with the Atlantic and Indian Ocean island nations circled.

Preview of the printable island countries of asia worksheet

A4 landscape · 1 page · Map activity

Island Countries of Asia

A blank map of Asia for colouring the island countries, from Japan to the Maldives.

Preview of the printable island countries of north america worksheet

A4 portrait · 1 page · Map activity

Island Countries of North America

A blank map of North America with the Caribbean island nations enlarged in an inset.

For teachers

How the Island countries worksheets work

The maps are blank, so pupils have to spot the island countries themselves. Many island nations are tiny, so very small countries are circled; countries that share an island, such as Haiti and the Dominican Republic, still count as island countries.

Each activity has its instructions, a key to colour in and space for pupils' answers printed on the sheet. The maps are crisp black line drawings with no names, so they photocopy cleanly and pupils do the finding themselves.

Print it, then play it

Finish on paper, then try the online quiz