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[Blargityblarg]

So there's been an image of a map of the US with states labelled by an Australian with very limited geographical knowledge doing the rounds on the 'Net recently, and I though it might be fun for us to generate some of our own geographical trainwrecks, labeling the political divisions of places we've never been and know little about, or even those we have.

So download a map, open it up in Paint and add labels of what you think goes where. If you get frustrated, hey! Take it out on the map, it's what got you into this mess, after all. Post your results here and we'll all have a good laugh and maybe even learn something along the way.

Unlabelled maps (courtesy of Wikimedia)

Spoiler: USA (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Canada (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Australia (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Europe (click to show/hide)

I can find more maps on request, though if you want you can just google 'wikimedia unlabelled map of X' and post it your own damn self, which'd probably be faster.

Oh, and don't check an actual map beforehand if you can help it; this is all about our misconceptions, not our ability with Google Images. (you can check a list of states or countries or whatever, though)

[Blargityblarg]

Spoiler: My attempt at labelling the US (click to show/hide)

[Culise]

That Europe map was a little out of date, but I did what I could.  Canada's rectangular states in the west are almost as confusing as America's, and I'm perfectly willing to admit that I bombed Australia.  ^_^

Spoiler: America (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Canada (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Australia (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Europe (click to show/hide)

EDIT:

Spoiler: Post-map notes (click to show/hide)

And I just realized that I misspelled Connecticut and Arkansas, and put Alberta in the wrong place.  That's just humiliating. <_<

[Bdthemag]

Think I got most of them right, although I blanked on a few countries near Austria/Czechoslovakia.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Although then I got bored.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[Owlbread]

I did each map. The USA is probably the worst, I had to refer to a list to even remind myself of Delaware's existence. My god it's bad.

Spoiler: The USA according to Owlbread (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Sunny Canada according to Owlbread (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Very sunny Australia according to Owlbread (click to show/hide)

Australia was entirely guesswork, I had no idea.

Spoiler: Not so sunny Europe according to Owlbread (click to show/hide)

I think Europe may be my strongest but I am fearful of the other three. Canada I'm probably very, very wrong when I go West, the USA I'm all over the place, Australia god knows.

EDIT:

Your Idaho is my Missouri! I remembered in the movie "The Missouri Breaks" Jack Nicholson went to Canada so I just presumed.

Damnit, I forgot Cyprus. It's the little island below Turkey obviously.

[Harbingerjm]

Well, you only got two wrong for Australia. It helps half the country is conveniently labelled, though.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Spoiler: My friends to the north. (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: REVENGE (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Ye Olden Terrus (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: The Homeland (click to show/hide)

[Owlbread]

Your comments on Europe are very true, dear MetalSlimeHunt.

[Hubris Incalculable]

Spoiler: My take on the "True north, strong and free"* (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: * (click to show/hide)

Also, Harper, LEAVE THE FUKKEN ANTHEM ALONE, FOR GOD'S SAKE!

[Grek]

Spoiler: Canada.jpg (click to show/hide)

I tried.

[Xantalos]

Spoiler: My take on the "True north, strong and free"* (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: * (click to show/hide)

Also, Harper, LEAVE THE FUKKEN ANTHEM ALONE, FOR GOD'S SAKE!

What's he up to now?

[Max White]

Spoiler: Very sunny Australia according to Owlbread (click to show/hide)

Pretty close. You messed up Victoria and NSW.

[Descan]

calling them maritimes is a cop out

Spoiler: Hard mode (click to show/hide)

[Hubris Incalculable]

Spoiler: * (click to show/hide)

Also, Harper, LEAVE THE FUKKEN ANTHEM ALONE, FOR GOD'S SAKE!

What's he up to now?

Never mind, I thought he was going to try for "in all of us command" again. I presume, based on the present evidence, that I was misinformed.

[mastahcheese]

Ok, I need to try this.

Spoiler: Why do I live in this country, again? (click to show/hide)