topekaguy Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 (edited) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/just_fun/games/mapgame.html This is a quiz where you drag the country's names onto their spots. See how many you get right. Edited February 18, 2011 by topekaguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I can shoot off roughly 2/3 without a hitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enervation Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Took me half an hour to figure out Bahrain. >_> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I got the big ones! Now, about those little ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enervation Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I got the big ones! Now, about those little ones... Make sure you get the REALLY little one, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghan, Turkey, n Suadia Arabia are the easiest ones to plonk in place. Once you know where Iraq is it whittles down where Kuwait is Oman, Yemen, Arab Emirates, Sudan n Chad I know cos my step-dad used to live there (born on an British base in Oman) Niger I know cos...well. Tunisia is where Star Wars was filmed. Morocco I didn't know exactly, but I know it's a holiday destination, which means it's on a beach, and it's kind of small. Then I remembered my grans Spanish holiday and she mentioned you can see Morocco across the gap. The whole Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon is a pretty distinctive shape often shown on the news in regards to the conflicts there. Cyprus is another that I was unsure of, but I knew it was an island thats disputed between Turkey n Greece, so it's more than likely the island next to Turkey (had some housemates from cyprus few years back who were basically coming to Uni here to avoid the draft) Which just left mostly the stans. They were a bugger. Not helped by me confusing Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, so I'm looking for a big place to plonk the Uzbekistan marker. I was left with Bahrian n Qatar last. Yeah, they were a bugger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I can shoot off roughly 2/3 without a hitch. Ditto. A couple of the 'stans get me confused. I'd like to see some of our Non-American members be able to do the US states. I'm curious to know how much of that is taught elsewhere. I can probably do all the Canadian provinces but I'd be lost on English counties or the Provinces of France. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I did better than these guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topekaguy Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I got them all but I accidently tried to put Bahrain on Qatar. Those two damn little islands. So one mistake. But the Eastern -stans are really difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Geography is not my strong point at all so it's kind of annoying that there's no give up or auto-complete option, otherwise how am I supposed to learn? Got there in the end after a lot of trial and error though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 http://dl.dropbox.co...0218_190935.jpg My stab at doing US/NA. It's kind of stylized, so don't pay too much attention to the shapes. More the locations, names n maybe size, but I know Texas is way bigger than I've made it. New York is probably smaller. Also I'm aware I'm missing like 30 something states. Though a fair chunk are in the top corner and I don't have that small of a pencil. BTW we get taught about the US in History, not Geography(which is more about like weather, volcanoes n earth formation n such than where countries are) edit: UTAH!! I missed Utah. It's next to Nevada. Beyond the statue of the two men in the bottom of ..mumblenewvagasmumble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 0/100 i fucking win! go canada!! wweeeeeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 BTW we get taught about the US in History, not Geography(which is more about like weather, volcanoes n earth formation n such than where countries are) Our English History is usually from the Middle Ages to the present day where we kind of gloss over most kings and queens (We know Elizabeth, James the First, Cromwell (not a king but more popular here than in the UK) and George the Third and Victoria & Albert.) It's mostly just general history, though. Probably what you guys get of American history but in reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 We gloss over most kings n queens too. Though we cover before Middle Ages. You guys not do much on the Tudors I take it? (You just mention Elizabeth, though I'm unsure if you mean this one or this one ) We do quite a bit on the Tudors. As for America: Got discovered, colonised (We mostly sent our OTT religious folks over), We had a little bit of a skirmish, you guys made a constitution, cowboys n indians a little bit, helped in WWI n WWII, lad-i-da, modern day. However I did 20th Century America for GCSE History, so I got a fair bit of a focus on that end of the deal: Protectionism, Boom, Wall Street Collapse, depression, prohibition, civil rights movement, communism/cold war, JFK, Space race, Vietnam..and then end of cold war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 In our history classes it's basically we talk about Europe from the ancient Greeks up through the American Revolution, and then it's like Europe stops existing except in as much as they're dealing with the US. And here's my attempt at Europe: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9518980/European%20Map.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Wales is a blob on the side btw. I don't think I mentioned that on Twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 And here's my attempt at Europe: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9518980/European%20Map.png Ahah Wales made me laugh. And since this is fast becoming a general geography knowledge thread you guys know about sporcle right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayc4life Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 (edited) I don't even know/want to know how I got on with this North America rendition. I got the 5 great lakes, and a few of the obvious states, but I think that's about it really. EDIT: I have no idea why I labeled Florida twice. FURTHER EDIT: I done the quiz thing on the OP. Fucking X-stan countries >_> I got the others all right, though did mix up Qatar and Bahrain as well. Edited February 18, 2011 by jayc4life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Wales is a blob on the side lol, you make it sound like Wales is a cancer on England. That's Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Oh I just called it a blob cos that's the shapes he'd made. But of course Wales is cool. We haven't put a wall up between Wales n England. And you guys make Dr Who. And the rain. And zipless trousers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 In our history classes it's basically we talk about Europe from the ancient Greeks up through the American Revolution, and then it's like Europe stops existing except in as much as they're dealing with the US. And here's my attempt at Europe: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9518980/European%20Map.png Germany is just Martin Luther then the Kaiser and then Hitler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 In our history classes it's basically we talk about Europe from the ancient Greeks up through the American Revolution, and then it's like Europe stops existing except in as much as they're dealing with the US. And here's my attempt at Europe: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9518980/European%20Map.png Germany is just Martin Luther then the Kaiser and then Hitler. Well Germany as a unified nation has only existed for a bit under 200 years (I think) so technically you've covered all the big points right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I think it's even less. I think it was still almost Prussia when WWI started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Yeah, it's been only been unified for like 140 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Oh duh that was just me being retarded when I did the maths. I was adding the 70 years from 1870 to the 100 from 1900-2000 for some reason. Yes I do suck at mental arithmetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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