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TAR 17 EP 3 "In Phil We Trust" (Ghana)
apskip:
--- Quote from: theschnauzers on October 09, 2010, 11:04:01 AM ---I'm pretty sure that I could get them all right, especially if all the names were right there to put on the map. While a few countries have changed names since the 1950s, only two new states (formed out of Ethiopia) have been created in all that time.
And I knew them all by heart in 7th grade (junior high school) and aced the geography course. Of course, that was several decades ago.
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the schnauzers,
Use the blank map of Africa with country shapes, take the same test as the AR17 contestants, and let's see how you do. I believe that the huge amount of changing of country names since 1960 makes it difficult to remember the new ones. Also, although I do not think it affects you and me and Dr. Rox and Gingerman, younger people did not have world geography routinely in the past several decades. Here is the list of the 45 African countries "decolonialized" since 1/1/1960:
Cameroon
Senegal
Togo
Mali
Madagascar
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Somalia
Benin
Niger
Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast
Chad
Central African Republic
Congo
Gabon
Nigeria
Mauritania
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Rwanda
Burundi
Algeria
Uganda
Kenya
Malawi
Zambia
the Gambia
Botswana
Lesotho
Mauritius
Swaziiand
Equitorial Africa
Guinea Bissau
Mozambique
Cape Verde islands
Comoros islands
Sao Tome and Principe
Angola
Seychelles
Djibouti
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Eritrea
Sahrawi Republic
I personally believe that in a place-on-blank-map test of these 45 countries, I would get the larger countries and the islands right and some percentage of the smaller countries right. I expect my final score would be in the 75% range. The only way that a large number of AR17 teams will pass this test is if the number of countries is mall and the countries large. I expect that Ghana itself will be one of the most difficult ones to answer.
redskevin88:
--- Quote from: apskip on October 10, 2010, 06:38:25 AM ---
--- Quote from: theschnauzers on October 09, 2010, 11:04:01 AM ---I'm pretty sure that I could get them all right, especially if all the names were right there to put on the map. While a few countries have changed names since the 1950s, only two new states (formed out of Ethiopia) have been created in all that time.
And I knew them all by heart in 7th grade (junior high school) and aced the geography course. Of course, that was several decades ago.
--- End quote ---
the schnauzers,
Use the blank map of Africa with country shapes, take the same test as the AR17 contestants, and let's see how you do. I believe that the huge amount of changing of country names since 1960 makes it difficult to remember the new ones. Also, although I do not think it affects you and me and Dr. Rox and Gingerman, younger people did not have world geography routinely in the past several decades. Here is the list of the 45 African countries "decolonialized" since 1/1/1960:
I personally believe that in a place-on-blank-map test of these 45 countries, I would get the larger countries and the islands right and some percentage of the smaller countries right. I expect my final score would be in the 75% range. The only way that a large number of AR17 teams will pass this test is if the number of countries is mall and the countries large. I expect that Ghana itself will be one of the most difficult ones to answer.
--- End quote ---
I disagree. All you need is to find South Africa, (unless you are Caite. :lol:), use it for reference, fill in the big countries, and then guess.
georgiapeach:
--- Quote from: Kaylynn94 on October 10, 2010, 03:19:15 AM ---
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on October 09, 2010, 02:01:27 AM ---
--- Quote from: Kaylynn94 on October 08, 2010, 07:51:27 AM ---So Team Glee is in first at some point?
awesome
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Doubtful. They arrive apologizing for being late, and we see several other "classrooms" set up as well, as was pointed out. They then have some trouble with the task...
--- End quote ---
well Phil introduces the task, usually after the first team gets there.
In the sunglasses clip that aired before the ep, it showed Nick and Vicky, who were in first place at the time. Not saying Team Glee wins the leg, but are most likely in first when they arrive at the quiz.
--- End quote ---
I would love for them to have a great leg, they have been a joy to watch! It is the "sorry we are late" that has me on the fence...
Kaylynn:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on October 10, 2010, 09:36:17 AM ---
--- Quote from: Kaylynn94 on October 10, 2010, 03:19:15 AM ---
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on October 09, 2010, 02:01:27 AM ---
--- Quote from: Kaylynn94 on October 08, 2010, 07:51:27 AM ---So Team Glee is in first at some point?
awesome
--- End quote ---
Doubtful. They arrive apologizing for being late, and we see several other "classrooms" set up as well, as was pointed out. They then have some trouble with the task...
--- End quote ---
well Phil introduces the task, usually after the first team gets there.
In the sunglasses clip that aired before the ep, it showed Nick and Vicky, who were in first place at the time. Not saying Team Glee wins the leg, but are most likely in first when they arrive at the quiz.
--- End quote ---
I would love for them to have a great leg, they have been a joy to watch! It is the "sorry we are late" that has me on the fence...
--- End quote ---
When I heard them say that, I started going to theyre late because all the ghana students are there..
RealityFreakWill:
CBSTweet just posted this twitvid...
Can U find Ghana on a map? It's not as easy as you think!
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