I can! And no, not because I'm smarter than you. It's because I've recently discovered the power of apps for the purpose of self-education. If you have any type of portable Apple device, there are some great apps you can get that will enrich your life much more than Angry Birds. One app in particular that I've found to be very effective is called TapQuiz Maps. You pick a region of the world you want to learn, and it quizzes you by naming a country and then letting you point to where you think it is.
The best part is, this app is free AND contains no ads! (At least none that I've noticed thus far. If they are there, they're very non-intrusive.)
I've only had this map app for a few days, and I'm already able to identify all the countries of the Middle East and Central America, and all the provinces of Canada. Next challenge: the vaunted Eastern Europe!
Most of us have had the embarrassing experience of hearing about a war or natural disaster in some country or another and realizing you have no idea where in the world that country is. Comedian Paul Rodriguez once joked that "war is God's way of teaching us geography." With this app, you don't have to wait until war breaks out in Estonia to know where it is.
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