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scot47

Aug 19th 2014 7:07 pm

Geography Quiz ?

Test your geography knowledge - Middle East countries | Lizard Point

Most people do badly on the area we used to call "Soviet Central Asia".

It is not always considered as part of the Region but think back to "The Great Game" and the strategic wars between London and Moscow in the 19th Century.

shiva

Aug 19th 2014 7:12 pm

Re: Geography Quiz ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by scot47 (Post 11374725)

What do you mean back! The great game is still being played today in the same place it always has, mainly for the same reasons of power projection but also now for oil and mineral wealth

Inselaffen

Aug 20th 2014 5:08 am

Re: Geography Quiz ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by scot47 (Post 11374725)

being married to someone from that region made it a bit easier ;)

Irishbeekeeper

Aug 20th 2014 7:28 am

Re: Geography Quiz ?

78%
got EVERYTHING right but the CAS region :D

scrubbedexpat141

Aug 21st 2014 11:18 am

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Your score is 91%

Damn 'stans

OriginalSunshine

Aug 21st 2014 11:31 am

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88%

'stans also, and a cr@p memory for when it gave clues.... oops

old.sparkles

Aug 21st 2014 11:50 am

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93% - forgot the stans

You can play on geography map games too - Geography Map Games Geography map games

flares

Aug 21st 2014 12:27 pm

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98% got Uzbekistan wrong

britexpat76

Aug 21st 2014 3:25 pm

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Your score is 70%.

Meh, any country I got wrong I wouldn't want to visit anyhow.......

Tockalosh

Aug 21st 2014 4:27 pm

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73%. I don't know my stans from my hildas

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