7 August
2013
One more map puzzle
To follow up on the last map puzzle….
What do you think this world map represents? Think in terms of what ties US, Burma and what I think is Liberia…
To follow up on the last map puzzle….
What do you think this world map represents? Think in terms of what ties US, Burma and what I think is Liberia…
These 3 countries do not follow the SI system
Liberia was a colony of USA. Its flag is same as of USA with one star as against 50 on US flag. Myanmar connection- no idea.
Taking hint from the above comment, Flags with Star(s) and Stripes ???
Sarah Palin can see all those territories from her house
they don’t use the metric system
Countries that have not adopted the SI system…
Countries with death penalty? But there are many more countries…
They do not use the metric system. US though adopted it long ago but never implemented it.
I don’t think that is Burma – looks more like the whole of Indo-China covering Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam etc. Could be the similarity is in all cases native populations were displaced by incoming waves of settlers themselves escaping political, ethnic, religious or economic persecution?
It is Burma. You can clearly see all the other countries of SE Asia.
Hmm, but then that would mean Burma has roughly half the land mass of Alaska …
As many of you have figured out, this is indeed the map of the world of countries that do NOT use the metric system. I get that US has always got to be different and that Liberia was a colony of the US. But why Burma??
Myanmar = 676K km2
Alaska = 1,717K km2
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Thanks Melanie – I stand corrected! I wish I’d paid more attention in Geography lessons in school
Burma’s last tech innovation was the Burma teak, which a British officer measured with his inch ruler. 😉
Rajib , tomar kachhe geog shikhte hobe.
Ki bolchhen Jayanti-miss!! Eto bhishon lojja-y phele dilen!
Hello Jayanti-miss! Great to see you on FB. Can never forget your explanation of the difference between the “world” and “earth” in Class 8 on your first day…Even makes more sense when I came to the US in 1990 and saw them declaring “World Champions of American Football”, and the only logical explanation I could pull up was your lecture… The “world” is in the mind of the person, the earth is the real thing….
Kuntal you stds are our pride . I feei so proud of you all. Remember you well.