[AlexW]

"I fail to see how any of this relates to geography."

It is strange to me that Geography is a high school elective, or required course.
When I was in public school, back in the 50s, geography was taught in Elementary school. I can still see the textbook in my mind.
It was the start of my learning about the world, prior to my becoming a ham radio operator and contacting someone in every country of the world.

[PJ-Comix]

Wasn't there some horror movie that was filmed recently in Slovakia that the Slovakians are pissed off about? I heard something about this on the radio but didn't catch the whole thing.

[airborne]

I'd like to test this teacher's students to see if they could point to UAE on a map.

[hummingbird]

When I was in public school, back in the 50s, geography was taught in Elementary school. I can still see the textbook in my mind.
It was the start of my learning about the world, prior to my becoming a ham radio operator and contacting someone in every country of the world.

Same here. We studied real geography, too. I can still see the travel posters on the wall for Brazil and remember the project on Maine! That was either second or third grade during the 60's.

BTW, congrats on your QSL's & QSO's!