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being_fulfilled

Fun with maps

Feb 11, 2009 23:46

Has anyone seen this game before? It's a drag-and-drop state placement game, to see how well you can guesstimate where a state belongs on an unmarked map of the U.S. Some states, of course, are easy, and the order that you get them in can determine some of your early errors, depending on what kinds of markers you get early in the game ( Read more... )

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jenepel February 12 2009, 11:11:55 UTC

I got 78%, which I'm okay with. My American geography is not that great - all those New England states in particular totally tripped me up. I feel like I'd do better with a map of Europe. Maybe if I have time later I'll have a look for one.

being_fulfilled February 12 2009, 19:31:41 UTC

I think I did so well because the first time, I had enough "touchpoints" in the northeast (like New York and Maine) that I could fit some of the rest in. The second time I did it, when I got some of the states I don't know as well, I could kind of remember where they were without having the empty spaces leftover.

I'd probably do okay with a map of Europe, although not quite as well. I was thinking last night that a map of Africa would really trip me up, though!

jennythen February 12 2009, 12:34:36 UTC

I love that game!

Hey, what site did you use to make your business cards? I am thinking of making some for subbing.

being_fulfilled February 12 2009, 19:29:54 UTC

The ones we made for my mom for Christmas? I did those on zazzle. I can't remember what site I did my own business cards on. It wasn't vistaprint, which is a pretty common one that people use, but it was something similar.

There are a ton of sites out there, though--just google business cards, and you'll get all kinds, a lot of which have various deals and promotions.

adinarj February 12 2009, 12:35:37 UTC

You learned the states and capitals in school? Dude, I think we were lucky we were told "That, up there? Where the states end? That's Canada." Some maps didn't even have Canada (or Mexico). It was just the continental US with AK and HI hanging around in a corner.

We learned the states and capitals, of course (and can specifically remember learning them to the tune of Animaniacs sophomore year in HS), but that was our country.

I am now impressed with the Canadian school system.

being_fulfilled February 12 2009, 19:28:10 UTC

We only learned the state names in school, although I'm pretty sure we were relatively familiar with them on a map--at least the distinctive ones, like Texas, California, and Florida. The computer games we had were at home, and I'm pretty sure that was Mom's influence (even though she doesn't remember us having them).

scripted22 February 12 2009, 15:43:09 UTC

Those are fun games! The US one is hard if you get a bunch of inner states first. I usually was off by just enough to count as a miss. The Canadian one is fun too. I got 12/13 because I got Alberta first and didn't quite get it right the first time. I was only off by 14 miles but still, it was Alberta! I should have gotten that one. Heh.

being_fulfilled February 12 2009, 19:32:39 UTC

14 miles isn't bad at all! If you're placing it with nothing else on the map, I'd say that still counts as knowing where Alberta is. :)

anonymous February 12 2009, 18:41:52 UTC

I got 92%, with an error average of 11 miles, mostly because I started by forgetting Washington was above Oregon! Dumb!

I don't remember the "Nifty Fifty" in your grade 6, nor do I remember learning all the state capitals in my own school years. Maybe I did and have forgotten. I agree with Adina that you learned them, and also about what U.S. schools teach about Canada!

Got 100% on the same type of Canadian one; didn't do quite as well on the Canadian one without shapes--Eastern Canada messed me up a bit! Is the fact that I've never studied Canadian geography in any school a good excuse?! No.

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