Education & Reference How good is your geographical knowledge?

[Globular]

Strong thanks to computer games like Football Manager, Crusader Kings, Europa Universalis.

 

[akkaps]

 

[04 Durif]

It all started for me with where in the world is carmen sandiego.
If I was to name a weakness I would say central Africa. If I had a weakness

 

[swansfan_20]

Very strong knowledge. Love geography.

 

[kickazz]

Bit of a favourite topic of mine. I too like reading maps for fun - I also have an Atlas of World History that shows how things have changed over time, really fascinating and puts the current world in perspective too.

Used to know all US state capitals because they'd occasionally get asked at trivia nights so I learnt them.

Apparently there was a guy who went to school with one of my mates who also won Sale of the Century - you could tell him your (Melbourne) address and he'd be able to tell you which map and grid reference in the Melway it was. Unbelievable.

 

[akkaps]

Try these:
http://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/how-many-countries-can-you-name.php
http://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/name-world-capitals.php
http://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/how-many-states-can-you-name.php

 

[Danny Cullen]

Never forget when I was in the States many moons ago, old yank hears my accent and asks where I'm from. Of course I answer Australia.

She then comes up with "Australia, that's an island isn't it?"

Yeah love, bloody great big one down south.

 

[kfc1]

Never forget when I was in the States many moons ago, old yank hears my accent and asks where I'm from. Of course I answer Australia.

She then comes up with "Australia, that's an island isn't it?"

Yeah love, bloody great big one down south.

Right next to Barbuda yeh? Love going on holiday to the Caribbean

 

[Jethro!]

In Rand Mcnally hamburgers eat people!

 

[akkaps]

Right next to Barbuda yeh? Love going on holiday to the Caribbean

The country is called Antigua and Barbuda. Unless you mean Bermuda or Barbados.

 

[Windy At Moorabbin]

Peoples sense of direction when you refer to North, South, West and East really annoys me. I was on High Street Northcote the other day and I was speaking to a friend on the phone. She told me where she was and I said "start walking north and you'll run into to me". Now anyone who knows High St knows you can clearly see the city buildings so anyone with half a brain would know you'd start walking away from them to go north. The phone went silent, she had no idea which way to walk.

 

[kfc1]

The country is called Antigua and Barbuda. Unless you mean Bermuda or Barbados.

 

[JD-Roo]

Over time it's occurred to me that people's knowledge of where is what in the world is terrible. Heard some people talking about Israel-Palestine today, it sounded as though they thought Israel had always been there since forever. A common one I find is that people don't even know Northern Ireland exists as a separate country to Ireland.

How would you rate your geographical knowledge? Personally geography would be my strongest field, I have no doubts I can name every country and point to it exactly on a map.

I'm a mapmaker by profession. Mapaholic is a better description.

People's lack of geographical knowledge astounds me.

My wife bought me a historic world map jigsaw puzzle - as I'd always wanted to do a 1000 piece one but never had.

Waste of money she said afterwards as she had never seen anyone do one faster..... or finish with the edges as that was apparenty the "hardest bit".

 

[Engimal]

Pretty good. A lot of people I know know very little about geography outside Australia.

I also have a crazy fascination with statistics regarding countries, like population density.

 

[St 07]

Absolutely ******* atrocious, I can't even remember the name of the street 4 houses away from mine.

 

[hufus]

Strong thanks to computer games like Football Manager, Crusader Kings, Europa Universalis.

Paradox

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I have a very, very strong geographical knowledge. My first book was the Melways

 

[hufus]

As good as this.

*must resist urge to correct*

I accept that I have a problem, wrapped up in a skill, wrapped up in some sort of childhood trauma.

 

[little graham]

When I grew up the West Indies use to beat us at cricket. Well how are you suppose to beat a country you can't find on a map?

 

[Bacon Warrior]

I used to read an atlas every day in primary school so I like to think my knowledge of geographical things is excellent.

Case in point: 47/50 US states located on a map. New Hampshire, Delaware and Connecticut were my blemishes.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Pretty good. I've traveled a lot for work over the last 18 years. And I was hooked on this game for ages:
http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq

 

[FootyJunkie]

Can't say mine is perfect. I'd struggle to locate some of the central american, african, central/eastern european and asian nations on a map.

 

[davefromjerra]

Pretty reasonable when it comes to knowing where places are. Things like highest mountain and largest lake and I'm struggling.

 

[Nallad]

Shithouse. A few things I have recently discovered:
Northern Ireland is a separate country to Ireland
Bali is not a country
Mexico isn't located in South America
Mt Everest is in Nepal
Ireland isn't part of the UK

 

[MrKK]

Solid enough that blue was always my second choice in Trivial Pursuit (after orange obv).
But it was better when the Soviet Union still existed - I'm pretty clueless about that whole "-stan" region now.

 

[Gough]

Solid enough that blue was always my second choice in Trivial Pursuit (after orange obv).
But it was better when the Soviet Union still existed - I'm pretty clueless about that whole "-stan" region now.

Yugoslavia is about seven countries now.