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struggling to remember west african states (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 9 months ago by redline@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
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so im making a concerted effort to really get on top of my world map and I find most regions relatively easy, based on my historical geopolitical understanding, to figure out where most countries are, but west africa has a lot of relatively smaller states which i really struggle to remember... any tips (apps, books, political stories about the region)? the gambia is goated for being river shaped obviously

central america is also not so easy and the pacific islands (which i haven't really got around to yet)

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[–] Bronstein_Tardigrade@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Search for world map games online. I play them once or twice a month and I even know which "stan" country they are talking about in the news.

[–] redline@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

yeah im on it, promise, that's how i got this far! just wondering if someone has a smart way to remember states in this specific region beyond just grinding it out on those apps

[–] Bronstein_Tardigrade@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 9 months ago

Outside of an Elon Musk brain chip, I'm not sure there is any way around the tried and true learning-by-rote method in this case. Guess you could visit every country, but not many of us have that kind of cash or time.

[–] marl_karx@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

yes but those games often play in a time before or during colonisation, so most modern african countries either are not represented on the map of are pre-colonial kingdoms and tribes (paradox games)

[–] CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 9 months ago

They're probably talking about puzzle games like these: https://www.geoguessr.com/vgp/3163