SA Rocks

Americans get a lot of grief about their seemingly inherent lack of geographical knowledge and education.

On Friday I was sent a tiny little flash game to play. It is focused on geography. Capitals of countries, famous places, cities etc etc. As you progress through the levels it becomes harder and harder to pinpoint the exact proximity of the place you are asked for.

I managed to get up to a whopping stage 6 (out of a lot more than that).

So here you go, take the test and let me know how you do. I’ve chose Africa as the focus of this little test. I mock other people for their lack of knowledge but let’s see how we all do with African geography.

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How many provinces are there? Can you name them all? Can you name 5 major cities in SA? Coastal towns, cities, beaches, lakes, rivers, mountain ranges, valleys – do you know them all, any or some?

Let me help you out a bit.

SA’s nine provinces

• The Eastern Cape
• The Free State
• Gauteng
• KwaZulu-Natal
• Limpopo
• Mpumalanga
• The Northern Cape
• North West
• The Western Cape

Interesting fact – before 1994 SA had only four provinces. I was really surprised to remember that little fact. These provinces were: Transvaal, Orange Free State, Natal and the Cape. Who would’ve thought!?

I’m going to be following up this post with other small snippets of information such as Beaches in SA, Mountain Ranges and more!

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