tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332758042024-03-13T11:53:54.613-07:00The Map GuysFour geography-loving friends tackle the globe.themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-31332764212126738942015-07-20T19:36:00.002-07:002015-07-20T19:36:35.694-07:00Africa Challenge - South Sudan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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South Sudan is located near the center of the African continent. It's capital is Juba.</div>
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Fun fact: South Sudan gained it's independence on July 9, 2011 which means that as a country it's newer than this blog.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17261122439800145213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-45489616837210928032008-07-09T11:57:00.000-07:002008-07-09T11:57:00.212-07:00Africa Challenge - Malawi<a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia08/malawi_sm_2008.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia08/malawi_sm_2008.gif" border="0" /></a> Malawi is located between Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia.<br /><br />It's Capital is Lilongwe.themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-46212365878764057932008-07-05T18:47:00.000-07:002008-07-09T12:47:10.974-07:00Africa Challenge - Democratic Republic of the Congo<a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia08/congo_demrep_sm_2008.gif"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia08/congo_demrep_sm_2008.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia08/congo_demrep_sm_2008.gif"></a>Democratic Republic of the Congo borders Central African Republic, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, the South Atlantic Ocean and Republic of the Congo. The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Kinshasa.</div><div> </div><div>Did you know that the Democratic Rebulic of the Congo used to be known as Zaire?</div>themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-46546129661832218112008-05-08T12:57:00.000-07:002008-07-09T09:45:58.820-07:00Africa Challenge - Angola<a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia08/angola_sm_2008.gif"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia08/angola_sm_2008.gif" border="0" /></a> Angola touches Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Namibia and the South Atlantic Ocean. And it's capital is Luanda.<br /><div></div>themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-60365770318804014612008-05-07T13:05:00.000-07:002008-05-07T13:23:39.110-07:00Africa Challenge - Namibia<a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia08/namibia_sm_2008.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia08/namibia_sm_2008.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia08/namibia_sm_2008.gif"></a>Namibia boreders South Africa, the South Atlantic Ocean, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. Windhoek is the capital of Nambia.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia08/namibia_sm_2008.gif"></a><br /><a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia08/namibia_sm_2008.gif"></a><br /><div></div>themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-34440553724081521442008-05-02T13:40:00.000-07:002008-05-02T11:40:51.435-07:00Africa Challenge - South Africa<a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/south_africa_pol_2005.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/south_africa_pol_2005.jpg" border="0" /></a> South Africa is bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and totally surrounds Lesotho.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsTny7ZXKpVh4XMDRl59XfdcdWVz-ppp0sYatnyNJTG9sY74y2EvltuZgvt1jRHE4NhptHt8NUxFw-u8rKVAl8DmxTdNEmII7ZsEAV_5OnV3LpxJ43a9VmwZfS6QSX4RIckaN/s1600-h/tolkien2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195849350199028290" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 103px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 102px" height="137" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsTny7ZXKpVh4XMDRl59XfdcdWVz-ppp0sYatnyNJTG9sY74y2EvltuZgvt1jRHE4NhptHt8NUxFw-u8rKVAl8DmxTdNEmII7ZsEAV_5OnV3LpxJ43a9VmwZfS6QSX4RIckaN/s200/tolkien2.jpg" width="139" border="0" /></a><br /><br />By the way J.R.R. Tolkien was born in South Africa.themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-63436754747478342382008-04-13T19:20:00.000-07:002008-04-13T20:02:48.375-07:00Great game!Try <a href="http://minijuegos.com/juegos/html/index.php?id=5974">this</a> for sharpening your world geography skills!GeoGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490544434512952834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-19694255496748064682008-02-23T14:06:00.000-08:002008-02-23T15:44:41.617-08:00Norway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-oCtVGmYdbU/R8CcMSGn1dI/AAAAAAAAAGw/lFk9E8xHI48/s1600-h/norway-map.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-oCtVGmYdbU/R8CcMSGn1dI/AAAAAAAAAGw/lFk9E8xHI48/s320/norway-map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170304107053307346" border="0" /></a><br /> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Norway is a country of barren fields and frozen fjords. 90 percent of all the land is mountain. Yet, people have lived here for over 2000 years. From the invention of skis(yes, skis were first used in Norway) to present day, the Norwegians have developed plenty of methods to farm the land, replant trees and even how to fish better. It seems to adapt to such a barren land would take a strong, unwavering mind and great ingenuity. And so the country of Norway, wild as it was, is now tamed.</span>GeoGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490544434512952834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-40145869650956890342008-02-14T17:42:00.000-08:002008-05-07T13:12:56.915-07:00Africa Challenge - Lesotho<a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia07/lesotho_sm_2007.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia07/lesotho_sm_2007.gif" border="0" /></a> <div>Lesotho is entirely surrounded by South Africa. It's capital is Maseru.</div>themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-50069863413527074662008-01-21T08:04:00.000-08:002008-05-07T13:14:18.766-07:00Africa Challenge - Swaziland<a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia07/swaziland_sm_2007.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia07/swaziland_sm_2007.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Swaziland is located between Mozambique (East) and South Africa (West). The capital of Swaziland is Mbabane</div>themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-77572843312513403052008-01-09T16:50:00.000-08:002008-01-21T12:20:42.762-08:00Kamchatka<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnV7PAZv2YjaKi-jr3H2UxQbu4WI9K53vGinUMiOXS4MjlHMnpGYjElTBPL4EoXIaIQ95yzAstrJTYc8rlEm0az7CF2VJR20ehIcLgEaV3c4aYBp3JvYOxopMHSZIp0vmeobqW/s1600-h/daddysflight.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153645512282317218" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnV7PAZv2YjaKi-jr3H2UxQbu4WI9K53vGinUMiOXS4MjlHMnpGYjElTBPL4EoXIaIQ95yzAstrJTYc8rlEm0az7CF2VJR20ehIcLgEaV3c4aYBp3JvYOxopMHSZIp0vmeobqW/s320/daddysflight.jpg" border="0" /></a> My Dad went to Taiwan last month. Here are some pictures he took when he was flying over Kamchatka.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here is one he took of the tv screen that showed him where they were at the time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQeMZjUzbunKkcC4pqhlxt_pj-lSc-YhxCxAq9r0nMy8GhsYHCHKdwheJ43g_w9ZQEVaV8ZD8MjOXoU-41V3u8dVmc-hIYXQ2OwEpTycCqKlyzxpC9y2DWVcZnYeOlF5U49sZ/s1600-h/kamchatkascenery.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153645795750158770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQeMZjUzbunKkcC4pqhlxt_pj-lSc-YhxCxAq9r0nMy8GhsYHCHKdwheJ43g_w9ZQEVaV8ZD8MjOXoU-41V3u8dVmc-hIYXQ2OwEpTycCqKlyzxpC9y2DWVcZnYeOlF5U49sZ/s320/kamchatkascenery.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />And here is one he took of some scenery in Kamchatka.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.arcticwebsite.com/arcticcirclemap.html">Here</a> is a neat map of the Arctic Circlethemapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-59915985792492200242007-12-27T06:49:00.000-08:002007-12-27T06:53:03.193-08:00Christmas Present<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-oCtVGmYdbU/R3O8RmseaaI/AAAAAAAAAGg/rPZp9Q_RqUo/s1600-h/DSCF2212.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148665809645496738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-oCtVGmYdbU/R3O8RmseaaI/AAAAAAAAAGg/rPZp9Q_RqUo/s200/DSCF2212.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-oCtVGmYdbU/R3O7eWseaZI/AAAAAAAAAGY/RGZlpZHCowI/s1600-h/DSCF2212.JPG"></a> My grandmother gave this to me for Christmas--it was fun to put it together! </div>GeoGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490544434512952834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-76274053342680347152007-12-26T19:28:00.000-08:002007-12-26T20:14:12.128-08:00Iceland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-oCtVGmYdbU/R3MmhGseaYI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/Zd3yoiCQINw/s1600-h/iceland_map.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-oCtVGmYdbU/R3MmhGseaYI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/Zd3yoiCQINw/s320/iceland_map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148501149189302658" border="0" /></a><br />Iceland is a country of extremes. it's amazing how people have come to live here. For instance, the was formed only because it lies on the boundary between two rifting tectonic plates. As a result, a large island in the middle of Atlantic Ocean with plenty of volcanic activity. But the people of Iceland learn to use this to their advantage. In fact, a factory in Iceland was awarded for being the cleanest in the world. That's because Iceland uses geothermal energy as opposed to coal or gas. But this can pose a problem. Iceland is covered in glaciers, the largest of these being Vatnajokull. It literally covers one twelfth of Iceland. In an Icelandic saga, it was said to be 'the mother of all glaciers.' And so, with this strange blend of fire and water, Iceland is a country of extremes.GeoGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490544434512952834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-29717771406424516752007-12-25T19:53:00.000-08:002007-12-25T20:12:17.870-08:00Merry ChristmasMerry Christmas (in a few different languages).<br /><br />圣诞快乐 (Chinese-simp.)<br />聖誕快樂 (Chinese-trad.)<br />Vrolijke Kerstmis (Dutch)<br />Joyeux Noël (French)<br />Frohe Weihnachten (German)<br />Καλά Χριστούγεννα (Greek)<br />Natale allegro (Italian)<br />メリークリスマス (Japanese)<br />즐거운 성탄 (Korean)<br />Christmas Alegre (Portuguese)<br />Веселое Рождество (Russian)<br />Feliz Navidad (Spanish)<br />عيد ميلاد سعيد (Arabic)themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-20814708647911079422007-12-21T14:27:00.000-08:002007-12-22T13:19:15.887-08:00Africa Challenge - Madagascar<a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/madagascar_pol_2003.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/madagascar_pol_2003.jpg" border="0" /></a> Madagascar is an island located between the Mozambique Channel and the Indian Ocean. It's capital is Antananarivo.<br /><div> </div><div>By the Way we just bought vanilla beans that were grown in Madagascar.</div>themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-37050233599189266292007-12-20T08:46:00.000-08:002007-12-20T09:34:17.395-08:00Africa Challenge - Mozambique<a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/mozambique_pol95.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/mozambique_pol95.jpg" border="0" /></a> The next country to the south of Tanzania is Mozambique. Mozambique is across the Mozambique Channel from Madagascar and also borders the Indian Ocean, Swaziland, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi.themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-63673253301181520132007-12-19T12:06:00.002-08:002007-12-19T12:43:37.075-08:00Russia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-oCtVGmYdbU/R2l-CmseaXI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Nk3_ct587_k/s1600-h/russia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-oCtVGmYdbU/R2l-CmseaXI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Nk3_ct587_k/s400/russia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145782632459430258" border="0" /></a><br />As we all know, Russia is the largest country in the world. However, it doesn't have that much history to tell. The first inhabitants of Russia were nomads and hordes of bandits and raiders. As you can think, they didn't bother to write down what they did. But as the population increased, these people developed a sort of wimpy form of government. The leader was a czar, and ever since those people have started, there hasn't been a nice one. The only one who actually did something instead of killing his own people was Peter the Great, who made the Russia we know today.<br /><br /> Physically Russia makes up half of the coast of the Arctic Ocean, borders the Pacific Ocean, Baltic, Black and Caspian Seas. Politically, Russia 13 countries altogether but only 9 in Europe. It shouldn't be that hard to find on an atlas.GeoGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490544434512952834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-60176479363766444222007-12-19T09:21:00.002-08:002007-12-19T09:53:13.257-08:00Africa Challenge - Tanzania<a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/tanzania_pol_2003.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/tanzania_pol_2003.jpg" border="0" /></a> The next country to the south of Kenya is Tanzania which is right next to the Indian Ocean. Tanzania also borders Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda. The Capital of Tanzania is Dar es Salaam.<br /><br /><a href="http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_kilimanjaro.html">Mount Kilimanjaro</a> is also located in Tanzania.themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-17611898048000167122007-12-18T14:52:00.000-08:002007-12-18T15:34:17.844-08:00Geography Challenge - Kenya<a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/kenya_pol88.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/kenya_pol88.jpg" border="0" /></a> Just south of Ethiopia is Kenya which also borders Somalia, the Indian Ocean, Tanzania, Uganda and Sudan. Kenya's Capital is Nairobi.<br /><br />Once upon a time our family figured out that you could have a <a href="http://liberparma.blogspot.com/2006/10/more-on-chocolate-cake-farm.html">Chocolate Cake Farm</a> in southern Kenya.themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-29816048615927649132007-12-18T08:49:00.001-08:002007-12-18T09:36:22.976-08:00Germany<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-oCtVGmYdbU/R2gE22seaTI/AAAAAAAAAFo/OxGIbQ13APc/s1600-h/germany_map.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-oCtVGmYdbU/R2gE22seaTI/AAAAAAAAAFo/OxGIbQ13APc/s320/germany_map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145367914712295730" border="0" /></a><br />Germany is a country of great importance in Europe. Along with its famous food, beer and car industry, Germany is also a country with lots of world history. The cathedral at Cologne and the ruins of the Berlin Wall are both monuments of important times in history. Germany is a great country.GeoGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490544434512952834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-27827237908616501762007-12-17T12:50:00.001-08:002007-12-17T13:07:36.645-08:00Africa Challenge - Somalia<a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/somalia_pol02.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/somalia_pol02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Somalia touches the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. The Capital of Somalia is Mogadishu (which is also really fun to say).<br /><br />By the way <a href="http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/GeographyGames/Geospy">Geospy</a> is also a good way to practice the locations of countries in Africa. To get to the Africa challenge on Geospy you click "Countries Game" then click "Africa".themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-39378891750586448632007-12-16T16:09:00.000-08:002007-12-16T16:34:58.727-08:00Africa Challenge - Ethiopia<div align="left"><a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/ethiopia_pol99.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/ethiopia_pol99.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ethiopia is located between Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya and Sudan. The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa. Addis Ababa is one of the first African capitals I learned because it's so much fun to say. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">When I looked closer at the map of Ethiopia I was Surprised to find that it doesn't touch the Red Sea.<br /></div><p align="left"><br /></p>themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-21903765169702619742007-12-15T14:23:00.000-08:002007-12-16T16:34:58.728-08:00Africa Challenge - Eritrea<div align="left"><a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia07/eritrea_sm_2007.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia07/eritrea_sm_2007.gif" border="0" /></a> Eritrea is tucked between Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti and also borders the Red Sea. It's capital is Asmara </div>themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-84247200375758690282007-12-14T07:41:00.000-08:002007-12-16T16:34:58.728-08:00Africa Challenge - Sudan<a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/sudan_pol00.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/sudan_pol00.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Sudan is the big country just south of Egypt. It is also bordered by the Red Sea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Chad and Libya.<br /><br /><p>In Sudan the Blue Nile and the White Nile join together to form the Nile which flows northward into Egypt.</p><p>Important cities in Sudan:</p><p>Khartoum which is next to the Nile.</p><p>Port Sudan which is next to the Red Sea.<br /></p><p>My mom says that the large region of Darfur in western Sudan is suffering from terrible violence and bloodshed. Please pray for them.</p>themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33275804.post-20517531351072034092007-12-14T07:20:00.000-08:002007-12-20T09:18:05.823-08:00Neat Geography GameHere is a really interesting <a href="http://www.bnbstar.com/travelgame.asp">Geography Game</a> where you try to locate cities and famous places from around the world. This is one of the reasons I started the <a href="http://mapguys.blogspot.com/search/label/Africa%20Challenge">Africa challenge</a>.themapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.com0