How Good Is Your Geographic? [5]

[BleAivano]

Albuquerque?

[anfield5]

You are correct edv I do have 12 on my list, unsure why I said 11.

I though that may be too easy for any of you State side people, but it was the only thing I could think of this morning

BleAivano good effort but Albuquerque is a city in New Mexico

[BleAivano]

You are correct edv I do have 12 on my list, unsure why I said 11.

I though that may be too easy for any of you State side people, but it was the only thing I could think of this morning

BleAivano good effort but Albuquerque is a city in New Mexico

Weird, I always thought that it was an own state, but I do remember now that I have visited Albuquerque airport in FSX.

[edv]

OK
Here's a world map in 3 colours.(sorry about the little red bits..)

What does this map represent?

[anfield5]

A wild guess but does the pink indicate Communist countries

[edv]

Well, you're on a track.
The theme is indeed geopolitical.
My interest in this map is mostly what the GREEN countries represent.

[gadjo_dilo]

I can't see the map.

[Storm]

3rd world countries or those part of NAM?

blue and pink = America+Allies (Nato + more?) and Soviet Bloc

[edv]

Excellent answer, Storm! You are correct.

I was trying to learn more about what the term '3rd World' meant and I found this. I had always thought that it was the 'old' world, the 'new' world and the '3rd' world.

Turns out the name '3rd world' is a term originating during the Cold War Era, referring to countries non-aligned with either NATO/WEST or Soviet Bloc/Warsaw Pact/EAST.

I also thought that '3rd' world referred to under-developed/poor/colonial countries, but I was wrong.

So Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, etc are all 3rd world countries!

Your go, Storm

[Storm]

usually third world is used as a derogatory term for poor, under-developed countries like mine - as you said - most people think it has to do with having 3rd class facilities.
India, Egypt and Yugoslavia were actually the driving force behind NAM....a fat load of good it did for the development of those countries though.

I will come back with a Q soon, unless someone else already has one, please have a go.