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Taltarzac725 08-08-2024 10:17 PM
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.

Ray Greene 08-09-2024 04:55 AM
I can I’ve been there. Beautiful country.

Ray Greene 08-09-2024 04:57 AM
North of Zimbabwe, next to Zambia!

LeRoySmith 08-09-2024 05:01 AM
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

Ignatz 08-09-2024 05:02 AM
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.

Angelhug52 08-09-2024 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2357763)
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.
Not sure how many Americans could identify the 50 states of the USA? Or their capitals. Never mind countries on another continent.

crash 08-09-2024 05:43 AM
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Without looking at a map, how many people can identify Botswana on a map of the world?
Right next to Zimbabwe just got back from Africa.

DONNIEBRONX 08-09-2024 05:45 AM
Who cares

crash 08-09-2024 05:49 AM
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Easy, no problem (of course I’m leaving in 3 weeks to go there on safari)
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.

La lamy 08-09-2024 05:55 AM
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Not me!!!

MandoMan 08-09-2024 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2357758)
Without looking at a map, how many people can identify Botswana on a map of the world?
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.

golfing eagles 08-09-2024 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Angelhug52 (Post 2357921)
Not sure how many Americans could identify the 50 states of the USA? Or their capitals. Never mind countries on another continent.
I think that number is inversely proportional to age :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Sandy and Ed 08-09-2024 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2357763)
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.
Light green above South Africa. Gabarone is capital and the Seat of SADC.

golfing eagles 08-09-2024 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2357763)
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.
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:

mkjelenbaas 08-09-2024 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2357758)
Without looking at a map, how many people can identify Botswana on a map of the world?
I am going to take an educated guess and say - 4. Thanks for asking.


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