*continents (North America, Asia, Africa)

*mountains (Mount Rushmore, Mount Everest)

*islands (Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada)

*streets (Broad Street, Wilson Avenue)

*cities and towns (Birmingham, Seattle, Las Vegas)

*states (Alabama, Washington, Nevada)

*lakes (Lake Erie, Lake Kissimmee, Lake Rabun)

Do use the before the names of

*points on the globe (the Equator, the North Pole)

*mountain ranges (the Smoky Mountains, the Andes)

*island chains (the Florida Keys, the Pacific Islands)

*geographical areas (the East, the Midwest)

*rivers, seas, and oceans (the Mississippi River, the Atlantic Ocean, the Nile River)

*deserts and peninsulas (the Mojave Desert, the Balkan Peninsula

*groups of lakes (the Great Lakes).