[Taltarzac725]

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]

I can I’ve been there. Beautiful country.

[Ray Greene]

North of Zimbabwe, next to Zambia!

[LeRoySmith]

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]

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]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

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]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

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]

Who cares

[crash]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

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]

Not me!!!

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

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]

Originally Posted by Angelhug52

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

[Sandy and Ed]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

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]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

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.

[mkjelenbaas]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

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.