A&B Computing


U.S.A.
By Corona
BBC Model B

 
Published in A&B Computing 1.07

U.S.A.

Yet another excellent geography tutor in the Corona range, this time taking on the expanse of the U.S.A. There can of course be no detailed study but this proves an adequate introduction to the general geographical layout of the U.S.A.

The screen layout is very nice, with a window on the right hand side of the screen displaying the map of the U.S.A. and the various area maps into which this metamorphoses during the question and answer session. The left window displays the relevant names with a number which corresponds to a position on the map. Below is the area for prompts and entering answers.

The yellow-on-blue colouring is extremely clear and is reflected on the card insert. Although wrong answers can be marked if they result from only a spelling mistake, the test for this is not very sophisticated and possible mistakes which were not in the first part of the answer were marked entirely wrong although they represented a very small slip.

Basically this is a memory test, with questions about what you have just seen on the screen and thus it is probably more suitable as an introduction with not too much emphasis put upon the ability to remember place names, but more on discussing the area displayed by the map.

Dave Reeder

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