Thrive · Primary · Summer 2026
All 42 locations from the Primary summer study across two maps. Letters run geographically — neighbouring letters are neighbouring places — and the place list stays alphabetical, so nothing gives the answer away. Drag each letter into the box beside its place, then ask how many are wrong.
Looking for the full curriculum instead of just the summer study? See the Proper Noun place maps.
Every label printed on the Unit 1 Dispersion map, where Jews were scattered after the 586 BC exile — the audience James writes to in James 1:1.
| Letter | Place | Why it appears |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | Roman province in North Africa | |
| Antioch | City in Syria; early church center | |
| Arabia | Desert region south-east of Israel | |
| Asia | Roman province in western Asia Minor | |
| Assyria | Empire that exiled the northern tribes (2 Kgs 17:6) | |
| Babylon | Exile of 586 BC began the Dispersion | |
| Bithynia | Province addressed in 1 Peter 1:1 | |
| Black Sea | Sea north of Asia Minor | |
| Cappadocia | Province addressed in 1 Peter 1:1 | |
| Crete | Island in the Great Sea | |
| Cyprus | Island where scattered believers preached (Acts 11:19) | |
| Cyrene | City in North Africa | |
| Egypt | Where Israel was enslaved; Moses left it by faith | |
| Galatia | Province addressed in 1 Peter 1:1 | |
| Great Sea | The Mediterranean | |
| Greece | Land north-west of Asia Minor | |
| Israel / Palestine | The homeland the scattered Jews longed for; 'Palestine' is the study book's term for the land they lived outside of | |
| Italy | Land of Rome | |
| Judea | Southern region around Jerusalem | |
| Libya | North African region west of Egypt | |
| Medes | People east of Assyria | |
| Mesopotamia | Land between the rivers | |
| Parthia | Empire far to the east | |
| Phoenicia | Coast north of Israel (Acts 11:19) | |
| Pontus | Province addressed in 1 Peter 1:1 | |
| Red Sea | Sea Israel crossed leaving Egypt | |
| Rome | Capital of the empire (p.61) | |
| Samaria | Region between Galilee and Judea |
The places tied to particular lessons and People of Faith — Nazareth and Galilee for James, Mt. Carmel for Elijah, Jericho for Rahab, Midian for Gideon.
| Letter | Place | Why it appears |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | Where Israel was enslaved; Moses left it by faith (p.38) | |
| Galilee | Northern region; James's home area (p.33) | |
| Great Sea | The Mediterranean coast | |
| Jericho | Its king hunted the spies Rahab hid (p.66) | |
| Jerusalem | James led the church here (p.33) | |
| Judah / Judea | Southern kingdom; 'men of Judah' (p.75) | |
| Manasseh | Gideon's tribe; his clan the weakest (p.52) | |
| Midian | Oppressed Israel in Gideon's day (p.52) | |
| Mount Zion | The LORD of armies comes down for it (p.106) | |
| Mt. Caramel | Elijah vs. Baal's prophets (p.94; the book’s spelling) | |
| Nazareth | Village near trade routes; James's home (p.33) | |
| Red Sea | Israel crossed it leaving Egypt (p.38) | |
| Samaria | Home of the woman at the well (p.50) | |
| Sea of Galilee | The lake beside Galilee, on the study book's trade-route map (p.33) |