Fun/Interesting Site of the Week
Test your knowledge of world geography! This simple game asks you to find 20 random countries on a world map. You can also just click on a country to see what it is (you'll need to do this a lot to learn them). Educational fun for the whole family!
http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/worldmap/worldmap.html
The first time I played, I scored around 50. After some study and practice, my best ever score is a 96 (speed is considered in your score). This site is also home to the fun and addictive Dice Wars, among other interesting games.
Well, I finally got a 100. You have to be pretty quick, and not make mistakes. It's amazing how many mnemonics I have to use to remember some countries, like Paraguay is above Uruguay because it comes first in the alphabet. Also some countries I can only remember their location by pairing them with another, like Zimbabwe/Zambia, Niger/Nigeria, and Mali/Mauritania. It also took a long time to get Guyana, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau straight.
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