World geography question
 

Without looking at a map, how many people can identify Botswana on a map of the world?

Easy, no problem (of course I’m leaving in 3 weeks to go there on safari)

That sorta sounds like a game of pin the tail on the donkey.

Could you have done it before booking the trip?

If you had a map of Africa, with the country borders marked out but no names, I would think 99% of Americans could not pick 10 of the 54 countries.

When I was in school could have identified most African countries but they have mostly changed names since and I have not kept up with their names

Challenge accepted.

I wasn't sure which one Botswana was (I think one of the two right above South Africa), but I'm pretty sure the ones I filled in are correct. Got over 20. Not bad for an old f*rt.

Can you bring me back a zebra? My horse does not believe there is such a thing

No, but I was considering flying back with an emotional support elephant. Then I'll bring it to stores and restaurants with me, assuming I can buy a large enough "service animal" vest online. :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

When I was at school, it was called Bechuanaland.

And Zimbabwe was Rhodesia. If you go back far enough Ethiopia was Abyssinia

There is a funny story related to a safari incident. Have a great time, but be careful. And don't forget that emotional support elephant. And stay off my lawn ... PLEASE!

What prompted the post was that I was watching the 200 meters and the announcers said that Tobago had won and that it was the first gold medal for Africa in the 200 meters! I didn’t think Tobago was in Africa so I was really confused. I then found out that the runner’s name was Tebogo but that he was from Botswana. But I then had to google Botswana to find out where it was.

OK will give you alternative nice guy that I am. We have about 60 bananas in our freezer complements of our banana tree. Tired of looking at them. Can you bring back a hungry monkey? We will handle his food needs and you can have your service or emotional support animal. Win win

Geography major in college - so I better know

Lot harder when they keep changing their names.

Not sure that is where Mali is.

I take a good number of FunTrivia quizzes on African geography and history but still have problems with many of these countries' locations unless I have had a Facebook or FunTrivia contact who lives in one of them.

I can I’ve been there. Beautiful country.

North of Zimbabwe, next to Zambia!

My kids were in town a few weeks ago and I joined them watching this video. I was shocked at just how poorly I did.

https://youtu.be/AkElTEAZ8y8?si=IToX5gQvgLn1rxvv

Not me. I can locate the 50 US states and the Canadian provinces and territories.

For the rest, I’m happy to put them in the right continents.

Not sure how many Americans could identify the 50 states of the USA? Or their capitals. Never mind countries on another continent.

Right next to Zimbabwe just got back from Africa.

Who cares

It is winter there don’t need to worry about mosquitoes and all those diseases they cause. The water and ice was safe at the hotels in the cities also.

Not me!!!

I can. I can even tell you its principal products, form of government, discuss its people groups and weather, and recommend some good detective novels set there. It’s just the sort of thing an educated person should know. But I’ve lived in Africa, and I don’t want to go back, anywhere. Flying there is not fun, nor quick.

I think that number is inversely proportional to age :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Light green above South Africa. Gabarone is capital and the Seat of SADC.

I could probably pick out about 45 of them, as well as most countries in the rest of the world. I would have some problem with West Africa, as well as some of the former Soviet bloc nations. But then again, if it ends in -stan, I couldn't care less about it.:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

I am going to take an educated guess and say - 4. Thanks for asking.

Bananas
 

Next year , after giving some to your neighbors, please take them to a food bank. There are several around The Villages. I have to do that every year.

Africa could be a powerhouse if it could get its act together. Even with ECOWAS and SADC the continent is too fractured to do much of anything.

It actually came up in my daily game today….check out globle-game.com and beware the spelling. It is somehow related to Wordle

My iPhone is not a map, so no challenge here. lol!!

I would call that south of Zambia and west of Zimbabwe.

many of those would not even know it was in Africa.....

I assume you are referring to post 6? You are correct. That is not Mali. It is Mauritania.

I thought Mauritania was a cruise ship!! Incidentally, the ship was named after ancient Roman province of Mauretania on the northwest African coast, not the modern Mauritania to the south.

But he got Eritrea!!

The people posting on this thread do.

Botswana
 

A country in Africa, located southeast of center, near Zambia and Tanzania.

Botswana
 

Worldle, is an app for daily geography quiz. Good refresher for all.