Growing up I was never really required to learn about world geography. We had to know the states and their capitals but anything beyond the borders wasn't totally necessary. I didn't even need to know too many for a world history class. I feel like I should have a better knowledge of at least the capitals so when I hear about something happening in the world I know what they're talking about. South America is a good starting point because it's easy- starting off with Africa would be way too demoralizing.
Last year we all discovered Sporcle and it was pretty addictive. You could waste a ton of time on there with virtually no guilt because you were 'learning'. They do have some pretty good geography quizzes though, if you're interested. I used this one to learn the capitals and locations of all the countries in South America. I felt pretty bad about not knowing some of them- but at least I know them now. Give it a try.
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