UK vs US Geography Cup 2006

Which country knows their Geography better, the UK or the USA?

On the 12^th of November 2006 a global competition will begin to prove once and for all who knows their geography better. Every resident in the UK and USA is being called upon to participate in the first ever Geography Cup (www.geographycup.com) to decide once and for all which country has the best geographical knowledge.

The media in both countries have in recent months been highlighting the lack of geographical knowledge in both countries so two organisations have now joined forces to bring together potentially millions of people from both sides of the Atlantic in a dramatic showdown.

The organisers of the transatlantic contest are the UK-based Give Geography its Place Campaign (www.passion4geography.co.uk) and the developers of the website are the USA-based Geography Zone (www.geographyzone.com) The Geography Cup is not just about finding out how good we really are at knowing where countries are in our world but is also designed to test our awareness of what is going on in the world. Modern Geography is about using big concepts to enquire into and tackle tough issues like climate change, poverty, sustainable energy, identity, migration and the connections between them. For this reason whilst the majority of questions are about geographic locations there will be three random questions based on geographical issues explain the organisers.

Anyone from the UK or the USA with access to a computer can take part up to three times a day. All they have to do is login to www.geographycup.com between Sunday the 12^th of November (14.00 GMT / 09:00 EST) and the 31^st of December 2006. The final national score will be a percentage based on the number of people who have taken part. There will also be a leader board for each country so members will be able to see who has come out top within their own country.

Results The results of the Geography Cup will be plain to see when the competition ends on the last day of 2006. A follow up press release will be issued in January 2007 with a demographic break down of the results and comment from geography education experts on both sides of the Atlantic.

If you are in the UK or US take part now!