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World Map Divided into Regions

Can you name the following 80 randomly selected regions, either geographical, cultural, or administrative, that are visible on this map?
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Quiz by Gassu
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Last updated: September 12, 2022
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First submittedJanuary 12, 2019
Times taken35,936
Average score45.0%
Rating4.18
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Population
Region
1829 mil
Indian Subcontinent
423.5 mil
East China
270.0 mil
Indochina
144.3 mil
Horn of Africa
125.9 mil
Japan
113.7 mil
Manchuria
110.4 mil
Greater Beijing
108.1 mil
Guinea
105.8 mil
Maghreb
100.9 mil
the Congos
97.2 mil
German Sprachraum
95.9 mil
Levant
86.0 mil
Pearl River Delta
83.6 mil
Arabia
80.1 mil
Sahel
77.5 mil
Central Asia
77.3 mil
Korea
72.5 mil
British Isles
68.8 mil
Mid-West
63.6 mil
Visegrád Four
60.3 mil
Mid-Atlantic
55.6 mil
Anatolia
55.0 mil
Sumatra
53.8 mil
Iberia
49.9 mil
Central America
46.3 mil
Balkans
39.5 mil
Greater Antilles
Population
Region
34.0 mil
Amazon Basin
31.6 mil
Pampas
30.0 mil
Low Countries
28.6 mil
Deep South
27.9 mil
Nordics
26.9 mil
Madagascar
25.9 mil
Xinjiang
25.2 mil
Apennine Peninsula
24.6 mil
Siberia
22.9 mil
Borneo
21.8 mil
Florida
19.6 mil
Cascadia
17.1 mil
Caucasian States
16.8 mil
Melanesia
16.1 mil
Lesser Sunda Islands
15.1 mil
New England
9.54 mil
Chihuahuan Desert
7.76 mil
Bay Area
7.25 mil
Polynesia
7.11 mil
Western Cape
7.01 mil
the Prairies
6.47 mil
Great Basin
6.22 mil
Donbas
6.06 mil
Baltics
5.11 mil
Yucatán
4.57 mil
Baja California
4.18 mil
Lesser Antilles
Population
Region
4.04 mil
Patagonia
3.66 mil
Transylvania
3.65 mil
Tibet
3.35 mil
Brittany
2.59 mil
Riviera
1.93 mil
Alsace
1.90 mil
Crimea
1.66 mil
Kalahari Basin
1.57 mil
Guianas
1.45 mil
Atacama
1.17 mil
Namib Desert
0.61 mil
Karelia
0.57 mil
Tasmania
0.53 mil
Micronesia
0.51 mil
Labrador
0.49 mil
Newfoundland
0.44 mil
Lucayan Archipelago
0.32 mil
Kamchatka
0.25 mil
Outback
0.24 mil
Azores
0.06 mil
Socotra
0.03 mil
Galapágos
0.01 mil
Baffin Island
0.009 mil
Aleutians
0.004 mil
Novaya Zemlya
0
Great Barrier Reef
100 Recent Comments
+18
Level 70
Sep 12, 2022
Hello all!

I’ve read all your comments and decided to completely redo this quiz.

Here’s the main points I changed:

> increased N° of regions to 80

> removed and replaced some lesser-guessed ones

> got rid of historical regions as they caused confusion

> more detailed illustration thanks to SVG classes

> better visibility of smaller regions (arrows and light blue color)

> more detailed population update, I either used country population or divisional populations according to citypopulation, and in some cases, based the region border on these divisions (e.g. Australian LGAs for the Outback)

> more type-ins to reflect your inputs

Thanks!

+5
Level 87
Aug 3, 2021
Prairie Provinces should maybe work?
+4
Level 61
Aug 3, 2021
Accept Patagonia?
+3
Level 77
Aug 3, 2021
Not the same
+3
Level 93
Aug 30, 2022
This one falls into the "close enough" category for me and should be an acceptable type-in.
+1
Level 78
Jan 10, 2023
Not really, the southern cone is way bigger than Patagonia.
+1
Level 80
Sep 7, 2022
I agree, tried several spelling even though I knew how to spell it, never heard of Southern Cone.
+5
Level 74
Aug 3, 2021
Shouldn't Rus or Ruthenia be sufficient for Kievan Rus? Neither got accepted for me.
+10
Level 69
Aug 3, 2021
Please accept Levant for Fertile Crescent
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Level 74
Aug 3, 2021
At first I thougtht that they're not the same thing and Fertile Crescent consists of Levant, Egypt and Mesopotamia.

But then read at Wikipedia, that the term Levant used to mean the entire Eeastern Mediterranean at some point so it could actually work here too, perhaps.

+10
Level 81
Aug 3, 2021
Got Fertile Crescent but first tried the Levant. Tried Hong Kong and Kowloon for Pearl River. Tried South Africa and variations for "Southern Africa." Tried the South, American South, Bible Belt, Sun Belt, and other weirder stuff for "Deep South." Tried Eastern Seaboard for "Mid-Atlantic." Tried Caucuses, Caucusus, Caucasian Mountains, etc, for "Caucasia."
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Level 81
Aug 3, 2021
and Kievan Rus just seems really weird to include to me... not really a region... more an archaic confederation of Russian/Slavic states.
+3
Level 81
Aug 3, 2021
finally, I didn't see the Galapagos.
+3
Level 79
Jan 19, 2022
Pearl River could also be Guangdong, Shenzhen, etc. Took me a while to get that one.
+2
Level 79
Sep 21, 2022
Agreed on the Caucuses. Normally the three countries aren't referred to as the "Caucus States" but the Caucuses at large. I think Southern Africa is too broad, but "Cape" is not specific and should be "Cape of Good Hope" instead.
+5
Level 71
Aug 3, 2021
Agree with Kal, and would like to add that I'd like to see "South Asia" as a type-in for the India subcontinent (also, just "India" should be a type-in since all of South Asia is considered part of "Greater India"), "Maritime Southeast Asia" for the East Indies, and "Canton" or "Guangzhou" for "Pearl River Delta." It's definitely a good quiz, just a bit arbitrary at times, so I'd really appreciate it if you could add more type-ins!
+7
Level 62
Aug 4, 2021
This quiz is great, but I think some of these places are commonly known by several names, or their names have changed over time, which I found very confusing.

E.g. Fertile Crescent feels very archaic to me, I'd have called that region The Levant (even then a pretty old term).

I would also argue that Scandinavia should be a type in for The Nordics. I've never heard the term The Nordics before, I'd think of it as more an adjective than a noun.

Similarly the Mid-Atlantic states get called a lot of things, I'd argue that Eastern Seaboard is a comparably common name.

Overall great quiz, and a fantastic concept!

+11
Level 80
Aug 6, 2021
"Scandinavian countries" excludes include Finland, whereas "Nordic countries" includes Finland.
+1
Level 82
Aug 29, 2022
I also tried the Levant. It's a term that's become increasingly relevant again over the past decade or so.
+2
Level 65
May 20, 2023
Except that region isn't the Levant on the map. It's the Levant and Mesopotamia. Together they form the Fertile Crescent.
+2
Level 82
Sep 14, 2021
Could you add type-ins such as "South Africa", "Malay Archipelago", "Murmansk", etc.?
+1
Level 63
Oct 10, 2021
Surprised only 32% got Bahaman Archipelago. I just guessed Bahamas given the area outlined was the Bahamas.
+1
Level 82
Aug 29, 2022
Could hardly see it.
+2
Level 28
Nov 26, 2021
Can you accept the African Horn?
+1
Level 88
Dec 20, 2021
Should accept subcontinent for Indian subcontinent. I don't think anyplace else is called the subcontinent.
+1
Level 66
Jan 18, 2022
can you accept Kievian rus? i tried it and it didnt work :/
+9
Level 86
Jan 19, 2022
It's certainly frustrating when I enter a reasonable answer and it isn't accepted. The topper was when I tried "Occitanie" to find out, after the quiz, that the answer was "Occitania".
+3
Level 92
Aug 29, 2022
Agreed.
+3
Level 45
Jan 20, 2022
the nordics? i thought twas scandinavia
+8
Level 91
Jan 26, 2022
Occitanie should be accepted.
+5
Level 63
Feb 5, 2022
Was expecting Patagonia.
+2
Level 57
Apr 26, 2022
I wrote dutch east indies, can that be a type in for east indies? And south africa for southern africa?
+1
Level 88
Aug 30, 2022
I second that, @Dannyboioboi (great username, by the way). I have only ever known it as the Dutch East Indies.
+1
Level 56
May 10, 2022
Got 26, I'm proud...
+3
Level 64
May 17, 2022
Bruh I tried "French Riviera" but not just "Riviera"
+3
Level 69
Jun 13, 2022
How is Kievan Rus unknown in population
+2
Level 72
Jun 14, 2022
"the indian subcontinent" is not accepted as a type-in.
+1
Level 69
Jun 17, 2022
Please accept "Xizang" for Tibet.
+1
Level 79
Aug 13, 2022
bizarre yet fascinating
+3
Level 70
Aug 13, 2022
There's a yellow area under Qatar. That is still there after filling everything out
+9
Level 70
Aug 19, 2022
More frustrating than fun trying to figure what the quiz is after. This is far too nit picky without providing enough context to arrive at those nits.
+5
Level 92
Aug 29, 2022
Agreed. Interesting areas but seemingly arbitrary. No coherence to their choice.
+1
Level 69
Aug 29, 2022
I think "Pearl delta" should pass as shorthand for "pearl river delta"
+3
Level 85
Aug 30, 2022
I'd argue that Eastern and Central Europe are better alternatives to German language area, Visegrad, and the bizarrely included archaic Kievan Rus.
+2
Level 84
Sep 17, 2022
Agree. I've not heard of Visegrad before and it doesn't seem it is in common use. Seems more a political pact than a region? Central Europe is subjective tho - while some German historians argue Germany is at the centre of central europe, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Hungarians etc argue that they are Central Europe, not Eastern Europe...
+2
Level 69
Aug 30, 2022
Would it be possible to accept DACH for the German language area, since most people there use this acronym ?

(Deutschland=Germany/Austria/Confœderatio Helvetica=Switzerland)

+2
Level 87
Aug 30, 2022
I don't think these regions fit together as nicely as the map suggests.
+4
Level 70
Aug 30, 2022
This is an interesting and cool quiz that is absolutely unplayable in its current state.

People have been giving you good suggestions for type ins for over a year. We aren't mind readers and there are several different arbitrary names you have chosen for regions that have several different possible names.

+5
Level 70
Aug 30, 2022
The quiz is currently being updated.
+2
Level 70
Sep 18, 2022
It's much better now. Changed my rating to 5 stars. Well done!
+2
Level 68
Sep 11, 2022
please accept East Turkestan for Xinjiang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Turkestan

South Asia for Indian subcontinent

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asia

Levant for Fertile Crescent

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levant

Sudan for the Sahel (as the region demarcated is vague enough to be either)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan_(region)

Maritime Southeast Asia for East Indies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_Southeast_Asia

Mainland Southeast Asia or just Southeast Asia for Indochina

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainland_Southeast_Asia

North Zhili for Jingjinji and maybe also Bohai Economic Rim

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Zhili

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohai_Economic_Rim

Ruthenia for Kievan Rus' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruthenia

East Africa(n Community) for African Great Lakes, as it historically was that shape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_African_Community

+9
Level 71
Sep 12, 2022
The update is great, bravo!
+4
Level 84
Sep 12, 2022
Agreed. Much more visually appealing and quite a bit easier.
+2
Level 89
Sep 13, 2022
This is the worst drawing of Labrador I've ever seen... I typed Quebec the entire time. Labrador is not nearly that big.
+9
Level 70
Sep 13, 2022
I recommend typing "Labrador Peninsula" into Wikipedia's search bar.
+9
Level 72
Sep 13, 2022
This is a very good quiz! Also thanks for the update. Quizmakers often don't take feedback and comments into account, and that's worth pointing out, especially for such a big update! Very good work!
+2
Level 70
Sep 13, 2022
Thank you, Elboy!
+2
Level 90
Sep 13, 2022
Fantastic quiz. Much better than the original. Now just waiting on part two please.
+2
Level 65
Sep 14, 2022
I enjoyed this quiz. One error though is that it should say Galápagos instead of Galapágos.
+1
Level 93
Sep 17, 2022
In the previous version of this quiz, "low" was acceptable for The Low Country, but now "low countries" is fully required? Not even "low country" is accepted? I feel like that's a bit harsh.
+1
Level 81
Sep 21, 2022
AFAIK the plural is required because the area contains several countries (at least Netherlands and Belgium, often also Luxembourg is included).
+2
Level 71
Sep 21, 2022
Please accept Caucuses.
+1
Level 68
Sep 21, 2022
Nice update! A real glowup.

I would still suggest against Outback for Australia though, because it's such an informal and vague term, and perhaps to change the Beijing one, since when you see that shape, you're expecting it to be more complicated than the biggest city in the area

sad to see Macaronesia go but it was a bit hard, I guess

+2
Level 59
Sep 21, 2022
Can you accept Guiana without the 's', and maybe (unless I'm the only bad speller) 'Xingjiang', with a 'g'. Good quiz update.
+1
Level 70
Sep 21, 2022
Ooh, I bet this causes A LOT of debate
+3
Level 75
Sep 21, 2022
Accept Dixie/Dixieland? It comprises a very similar region and Wikipedia lists all the states and a bit more. I'll understand if you don't add it though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie

+1
Level 68
Sep 21, 2022
Too random for me.
+1
Level 57
Sep 21, 2022
add mongolia, po valley, occitania, normandy and yunnan.
+1
Level 56
Sep 21, 2022
I can get Socotra, but not Iberia. My thinking abilities always baffle me
+4
Level 65
Sep 21, 2022
The Republic of Ireland is certainly not part of the British Isles...
+1
Level 84
Sep 21, 2022
It most certainly is. Otherwise, there would be just one island wouldn’t it? You couldn’t call it the British Isles then.
+3
Level 91
Sep 22, 2022
A quick search would have helped you both. Great Britain and Ireland are both considered part of the British Isles - along with over 6,000 other islands including the Isle of Man and the inner and outer Hebrides.
+3
Level 43
Sep 22, 2022
i was looking for this comment, ireland doesnt even recognise the term british isles
+1
Level 28
Sep 21, 2022
h
+2
Level 67
Sep 21, 2022
As many others have stated "Caucasian states" is a strange term, not that it's incorrect. On any other quiz just "Caucuses" usually works fine for an answer.

Bummed I couldn't get "Nordics" either - tried Scandinavia and Northern Europe before giving up.

+3
Level 74
Sep 21, 2022
Something feels off about Visegrád Four, like it's somehow not like these other named regions. I can't put my finger on it. I feel like when you utter the name "Visegrád Four" you're not describing a geographical region, but an organization of states.
+1
Level 71
Sep 21, 2022
I haven't gotten time to take any longer quizzes on JetPunk lately. I know this isn't a super long one, but relaxing with it for 10 minutes felt like a much needed break in what has been a very busy week for me. So, thanks for that! Back to work now I suppose...
+2
Level 91
Sep 22, 2022
Great quiz, my only issue was not knowing which areas were supposed to be considered together. For example, Greenland was highlighted but not accepted as an answer. Same with Iceland. How is someone supposed to know they are grouped with other countries? Maybe this is intended and part of the puzzle, but otherwise maybe using different colors would be helpful?
+2
Level 67
Sep 24, 2022
Agreed, I've spent a considerable amount of time trying to type in variants of "Scandinavia", "Fennoscandia", etc. before figuring out that all nordic countries were grouped together
+3
Level 35
Sep 23, 2022
I like how florida is its own region
+1
Level 53
Oct 27, 2022
Man, this one was hard! A fun challenge though.
+1
Level 78
Jan 10, 2023
How about British Archipelago as an entry option?
+1
Level 50
Jan 16, 2023
80/80 great basın was hard to remember good quiz for beginners
+2
Level 77
Feb 21, 2023
Can you accept coastal china for East China?
+1
Level 82
Feb 24, 2023
Possibly Sinkiang for Xinjiang?
+1
Level 71
Apr 17, 2023
Could you please accept "San Pedro de Atacama" as well? It's the full name and since it didn't work I figured I had it wrong.
+1
Level 64
May 4, 2023
its not random
+1
Level 72
May 26, 2023
*sigh* There was seven missing, but I could only see six areas on the map. One of them was supposed to have 0 inhabitants, but I still couldn't find it.
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Level 66
Jul 6, 2023
As an Irish person, I LOATHE the term “British isles”, as it is a direct undermining of Irish sovereignty and equivalent to referring to Pakistan as part of India, say. I would advise changing it to “British-Irish” isles, and keeping “British isles” as a type in.
+1
Level 67
Apr 10, 2025
I don't think there's any agenda there, that's just... what it's been called by people? Not literally saying it's part of the UK. Your alternative hasn't actually caught on outside of Ireland and tbh I think it should only be considered here if it does. Oh, and another thing with that term, what about the crown dependencies? Afaik they're not actually part of the UK, and they're definitely not Irish either lol

The Pakistan-India example is interesting cause Pakistan is considered part of the Indian Subcontinent (though nobody takes that as it literally being part of India). The reason people get offended by that term (and I assume this term too) is rather how the other country is perceived to be more dominant and more important, which I guess I do understand.

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Level 75
Jul 19, 2023
The Indochina one feels a bit ambiguous. That term can either refer to French Indochina (just Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia) or all of Mainland Southeast Asia (those countries, plus Thailand, Myanmar, and the mainland portion of Malaysia, which you seem to be referring to). I would recommend changing that answer to Southeast Asia, or at least accepting Southeast Asia as a type-in.
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Level 63
Sep 9, 2023
Hi! Could we get Nusa Tenggara as a type-in for the Lesser Sunda Islands? The terms are fully interchangeable, and it’s what I’ve always known them as. It’s a term that’s made it’s way English, similar to Nusantara for the Malay Archipelago. Other than that, great quiz!
+1
Level 70
Jul 16, 2024
One of the most fun quizzes I’ve seen on this site. As someone who loves geo trivia I got 77 but I had to think about it very hard and used more than ten minutes. Never would have guessed the V4.
+1
Level 80
Dec 4, 2024
Could you accept Cascades for Cascadia?
+2
Level 68
Feb 20, 2025
As a Pole - what is Visegrád Four?
+2
Level 73
Apr 11, 2025
Maybe accept 'Nova Zembla' for 'Novaya Zemlya'? It's the original name given by the Dutch
+1
Level 43
May 24, 2025
The Great Barrier Reef is actually called the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands
+1
Level 73
Jun 5, 2025
I would not accept Germany as a type in. (I could be wrong but) I think that 90 % of those that got it got it by accident, perhaps even 99%, because even those that might have known the term and eventually come up with it themselves might have initially just tried germany.

I don't think the actual rate would be anywhere near 67% guessed correctly. (guessing is pointless but I would expect it somewhere below 20%, so that the pampas would beat it)

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Level 73
Jun 5, 2025
It was a fun exercise though :)

Had some start up troubles trying to figure out how to get greenland, but got there soon enough :D but with the Indonesian area I figured the region was bigger (not individual islands) than what you were actually looking for.

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Level 66
Jun 7, 2025
accept "islands" instead of "isles" for britain and ireland?