Rethinking Schools - Just For Fun - Map Game

My grasp of geography in junior high school was proven to be pretty weak.

Basically, I knew that the world was a sphere, which put me ahead of some people in the world - but not by much.

Also, I knew the names of all 50 states in the U.S.A.

So I guess that has saved me from asking, upon meeting someone from Wyoming, So, what is it like - living in Europe?

Anyway, tonight I took a test on the geography of the Middle East.

Let us just say I did not do good. Took me 2-3 times to get Egypt, a couple to get Sudan, Saudi Arabia I got in just one or two tries. I got Iran pretty quickly and Iran probably took a couple.

The 'stans, alas, did not go well, even once I found the region where they are clustered.

I think I am going to make it a goal to learn where at least 50 countries are by the end of this decade.

In the meantime, drop by Rethinking Schools - Just For Fun - Map Game and try it out.

The way I see it, either you will do way better at it than I did - or you will be far more knowledgeable afterwards than you are now. Either way, you can't lose.

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