Capitalization Rules for Geographic Terms

This video tutorial explains the rules of capitalization, focusing on when to use capital letters for cities, countries, continents, nationalities, and languages. It emphasizes the importance of capitalizing proper nouns such as city names (e.g., London, Dallas), country names (e.g., England, America), nationalities (e.g., English, American), languages (e.g., English), and larger geographical entities like continents (e.g., Europe, North America). The tutorial provides examples and comparisons to help viewers understand and apply these rules effectively.

What is the primary focus of capitalization discussed in the video?

• Objects

• Names of people

• Cities, countries, and continents

• Animals

Which city's landmark, Big Ben, was mentioned as an example?

• Dallas

• New York

• London

• Paris

What should be capitalized according to the video?

• Only specific city names

• Any city name

• Only countries

• Only continents

Which nationality was used as an example in the video?

• English

• Canadian

• Indian

• Australian

What should be capitalized when writing about someone's nationality?

• The whole nationality word

• The first letter of the country

• None of the above

• Only the first letter of the nationality

What is capitalized when referring to languages?

• Only English

• None

• Only non-English languages

• All languages

What group of countries was mentioned as an example?

• European Union

• Great Britain

• Scandinavia

• ASEAN

Which state in the United States was compared to Great Britain in terms of structure?

• California

• Texas

• New York

• Florida

Which continent was mentioned as the location of Great Britain?

• Asia

• Africa

• Australia

• Europe

According to the video, what must be capitalized when writing about geographical locations?

• Only continents

• Only countries and continents

• Only cities and countries

• Cities, countries, continents, and hemispheres