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Line up. THE or ZERO ARTICLE. Articles with Geographical Names

1. Line up!

THE or ZERO ARTICLE?

2.

ZERO ARTICLE
continent/area: Africa, Western Europe
country/state: China, North Carolina
BUT! plural country: the Netherlands
BUT! country with a political description:
the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom
city, town, village: Tokyo, Kyiv
mountain: Mount Everest
BUT! mountain range: the Himalayas
island: Sumatra
BUT! group of islands: the Bahamas
lake: Lake Michigan
bay: (Bounty Bay)

3.

THE ARTICLE
ocean: the Atlantic (Ocean)
sea: the Mediterranean (Sea)
river: the Dnieper (River)
desert: the Gobi (Desert)
when used with ‘of’’:
the City of London

4.

=P Switzerland

5.

the United States
of America

6.

=P Central
America

7.

the Philippines

8.

the Indian Ocean

9.

=P Lake Ontario

10.

the Seychelles

11.

=P Eastern Europe

12.

the Hawaii

13.

the Sea of Marmara

14.

the Andes

15.

=P Texas

16.

the Nile

17.

the United Arab
Emirates

18.

=P Sicily

19.

the Black Sea

20.

the Rocky
Mountains

21.

=P Ireland

22.

=P Hudson Bay

23.

the Mississippi

24.

the Alps

25.

=P Mount
Davidson

26.

the Pacific Ocean

27.

=P San Francisco

28.

the Chicago River

29.

=P Alcatraz Island

30.

=P Southeast Asia

31.

the Republic of
Korea

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=P Mount Fuji

33.

the Sahara

34.

People’s
the Republic
of China
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