Articles with Geographical Names

We generally use either 'the' or 'no article' with geographical names in English. There isn't a lot of logic! We just need to learn if we need 'the' or 'no article' for each kind of place. We use 'no article' with:

• Lakes: We visited Lake Geneva.
• Mountains: I saw Mount Fuji from the aeroplane.
• Continents: She loves living in Asia.
• Most countries: She travelled to Chile last year. (But: The USA / the United States, the Netherlands, the Philippines, the United Kingdom / the UK.)
• Counties, states, provinces, regions: They live in California.
• Cities, towns, villages: He stayed in Paris for a week last year.
• Islands: Bali is popular with Australian tourists.

We use 'the' with:

• Rivers: The River Nile flows through Egypt.
• Mountain ranges: We ski in the Alps every year.
• Deserts: She travelled across the Sahara.
• Oceans and seas: We sailed around the Mediterranean.
• Groups of islands: They went to the Canary Islands.

Articles with Geographical Names # 1

·         Put in 'the' or -

1) I went sailing around ……….Lake Geneva.
2) I've been living in ………..London for six years.
3) ……….Danube runs through many European cities.
4) Wild horse live in …….Gobi Desert
5) …………Pacific Ocean has many different types of fish.
6) I love swimming in……….. Mediterranean.
7) We spent our holiday on the shore of ……Lake Windermere.
8)………. Nile is a very beautiful river.
9) She stayed in……… Belgrade for several weeks.
10) Her husband comes from ……….California.
11) They studied the geology of ………….Sahara Desert.
12) They crossed ………….Black Sea by boat.
13) He has always wanted to visit …………Rome.
14) She lived in …….Asia for several years.
15) ……….Tuscany has many beautiful cities.
16) I spent a year travelling around ……….Europe.
17) Her village is near …………Lake Titicaca.
18) Would you like to visit ...........South America?
19) They live near …………Thames.
20) I think ………..Cornwall is a very beautiful part of England.

Articles with Geographical Names # 2

Put in 'the' or -

1) They visited a village in …….Andes.
2) They went to … Philippines on their honeymoon.
3) …. Korea is near Japan and China.
4) Have you ever seen …….. Mount Fuji?
5) …………..Azores are a group of islands in the Atlantic.
6) She went to …………United Kingdom to study English.
7) They drove round ………..Corsica.
8)………….Australia is a really enormous place.
9) What countries share a border with ……….Norway?
10) ………..Greece gets very, very hot in the summer.
11) ………Baffin Island is part of Canada.
12) I've never been to ………….United States.
13) We went to Ireland and stayed in ............Dublin.
14) She comes from ………….Netherlands.
15) .........Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
16) She always loved skiing in .............Alps.
17) He used to work in …………India.
18) I often go on holiday to ………..Canary Islands.
19) Does …………England have many big cities?
20) They loved visiting ………Serbia. http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com