Guess the Map II: witty sequel titles failed me

[classical_hero]

Countries where the Letter "a" is the last vowel and has a vowel proceeding it? My guess is the map is incorrect, which is why we are not getting it right.

 

[W|M]

Countries that have two vowels next to each other in their name.

Correct!

 

[Weik]

New map:

The map is South up just because maps too rarely are.

 

[GinandTonic]

Can you define the colours as a continuum. EG is it red via green and pink to blue or whatever. Or is that irrelivant?

 

[NedimNapoleon]

Pink are island nations red are countries that were a part of a country that split in two Yemen - Oman Serbia - Montenegro blue I have no clue

 

[W|M]

Blue could be countries that fit neither the Pink nor the Red criteria and were politically interfered with by the British.

 

[GinandTonic]

Pink are island nations red are countries that were a part of a country that split in two Yemen - Oman Serbia - Montenegro blue I have no clue

Ireland? Uk?

 

[emzie]

Countries in pink are all islands / countries with no land borders. edit: beaten to that observation ><

 

[GinandTonic]

Blue could be countries that fit neither the Pink nor the Red criteria and were politically interfered with by the British.

Zimbabwe? India?

 

[Weik]

You are correct that pink are countries with no land borders.

 

[DroopyTofu]

Number of countries they share borders with?

EDIT:Nevermind. I didn't look closely enough, or count enough to be sure.

 

[emzie]

Countries with 1 land border (Canada) are the same colour as countries with 3 (North Korea). Brazil has 10 but is the same colour as the US which has 2 (in between NK and Canada).

 

[GinandTonic]

It has to be something about which it is possible for there to be no information on for Greenland. Land-border-wise Greenland's date is available.

 

[Flying Pig]

South-up really annoys me.

Also, Hong Kong, Macau Greenland and French Guinea are greyed out - all of which are owned by another country.

Does red mean 'no sea boundaries'?

EDIT: or rather: 'does not border a country at sea which it does not border on land?'

 

[GinandTonic]

South-up really annoys me.

Also, Hong Kong, Macau Greenland and French Guinea are greyed out - all of which are owned by another country.

If possessions dont count as part of the mother country why are the UK and Ireland different colours?

Does red mean 'no sea boundaries'?

Then why Oman? And why is Oman a different colour from UAE?

 

[Flying Pig]

If possessions dont count as part of the mother country why are the UK and Ireland different colours?

Because they're not part of the same country, whereas Hong Kong and China are. Rest of the post fair point; but I think it's something to do with that

 

[GinandTonic]

Because they're not part of the same country, whereas Hong Kong and China are. Rest of the post fair point; but I think it's something to do with that

I mean if for the purposes of this map the greyed out "possessions" dont count as non countries (and the French and Spanish would be livid at such a description of their "normalised territories") then surely Ireland and the UK have the same number of land borders. Either the Sov bases and Gib are part of the UK and highlighted, greyed as possessions or dont count. Since they are not on the map why are the UK and Ireland not the same?

 

[emzie]

South-up really annoys me.

It's no less valid a way to project the world than to what you're accustomed. It does however muddle with my thinking, so I just flipped the image on my computer to view it.

"upside down" maps should be in every geography classroom, imho. It's such a simple way to get people to question preconceptions.

 

[say1988]

EDIT: or rather: 'does not border a country at sea which it does not border on land?'

Canada and France (St Pierre et Miquelon)/Denmark (Greenland).

 

[Love]

Must say though, a north-south map is far more aesthetically pleasing.