Capitalising the names of places and geographic features

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🌍 Capitalising the Names of Places & Geographic Features 🏞️

What is Capitalisation? ✨

Capitalisation means writing the first letter of a word in a capital (big) letter.

Example: london → London ✅

Names of Countries & Continents 🌎

Always capitalise countries and continents.

Examples:

• India 🇮🇳, Australia 🇦🇺, Africa 🌍, Europe 🌏

Names of Cities, Towns & Villages 🏘️

Always capitalise city, town, and village names.

Examples:

• Delhi 🏛️, New York 🗽, Paris 🗼, Mumbai 🌇

Names of Streets, Roads & Avenues 🛣️

Always capitalise the name of streets, roads, avenues, lanes.

Examples:

• Park Street 🌳, MG Road 🏢, Sunrise Avenue 🌅

Names of Mountains, Rivers & Lakes 🏔️🌊

Capitalise geographical features like mountains, rivers, and lakes.

Examples:

• Mount Everest 🏔️, River Nile 🌊, Lake Victoria 🛶

Names of Oceans & Seas 🌊

• Capitalise the names of oceans and seas.
• Examples:
  • Pacific Ocean 🌊, Atlantic Ocean 🌊, Arabian Sea 🌅

Names of Parks, Monuments & Famous Buildings 🏰🌳

Capitalise special places and landmarks.

Examples:

• Taj Mahal 🕌, Central Park 🌳, Eiffel Tower 🗼

Quick Tips 💡

❌ Do NOT capitalise general words like river, mountain, lake unless they are part of a specific name.

Example: the river → ❌, River Thames → ✅

Always capitalise the first word in a sentence.

Fun Activity 🎨

• Write the names of 5 cities, 3 rivers, and 2 mountains you know.
• Make the first letters big and colourful!