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MOTHER EARTH
Skill area: Social Studies
Level: 4
Equipment required: None
Modification: Yes
Exploring the World
"Mother Earth" is actually two games -- one a question-and-answer game
concerning the world's major countries, and the other a similar game
concerning countries that are not as prominent in world affairs. More
than 120 countries are represented in Mother Earth, but geography
buffs will note that other smaller countries (many of them possessions
of Great Britain) are not mentioned in the game. If you want to
include other countries, you should refer to the Programmer's Notes.
Typing Mother Earth
Mother Earth has been divided into three separate programs. All three
programs can be merged to make one very large program and will
function as one program with all the countries. The second option for
entering it is to create two separate programs.
To create two separate programs, first type in and SAVE Program 1, the
Main Listing. The Main listing will be used with both sets of data
programs. Once Program 1 has been SAVEd to disk or tape, LOAD it back
into memory. Then type in Program 2 and SAVE the whole program
(Programs 1 and 2) to disk or tape. If all goes well you will have a
complete working version of Mother Earth which includes only the
countries listed in group 1.
To create the second version of Mother Earth, containing the
information about the other group, simply reLOAD Program 1 and add to
it Program 3. Once you have Program 1 and Program 3 together in
memory, SAVE it to disk or tape.
How to Play
After loading Mother Earth 1 or Mother Earth 2 into the computer,
you'll be asked to choose the area of the world you wish to cover.
These include:
A Europe
B North Africa and the Middle East
C Africa
D Asia and the Pacific
E Western Hemisphere
Questions will be asked about the countries in the area you choose.
Points are given depending on how fast you identify a country from the
clues given.
You'll be asked up to five questions about each country. Identify the
country by typing in the name. Because these names must be spelled
correctly for the computer to count the answers correct, the spellings
appear alphabetically, by game, below:
Mother Earth 1
Afghanistan Germany Lebanon Spain
Argentina Ghana Liberia Sudan
Australia Great Britain Libya Sweden
Austria Greece Mexico Switzerland
Brazil India Namibia Syria
Cambodia Iran Norway Taiwan
Canada Iraq Pakistan Turkey
Chile Ireland Panama Uganda
China Israel Paraguay United States
Cuba Italy Peru Uruguay
Denmark Ivory Coast Saudi Arabia USSR
Egypt Japan Scotland Venezuela
Ethiopia Jordan Senegal Vietnam
Finland Kenya South Africa Zimbabwe
France Korea
Mother Earth 2
Albania The Gambia Philippines
Algeria Guatemala Poland
Angola The Guianas Portugal
Bahamas Guinea Puerto Rico
Bangladesh Haiti Qatar
Belgium Honduras Rumania
Benin Hungary Sierra Leone
Bolivia Iceland Somalia
Botswana Indonesia South Yemen
Bulgaria Jamaica Sri Lanka
Burma Kuwait Tanzania
Cameroon Lesotho Thailand
Colombia Luxembourg Togo
Congo Madagascar Tunisia
Costa Rica Mauritania U. Arab Emirates
Cyprus Morocco Yemen
Czechoslovakia Mozambique Yugoslavia
Dominican Republic The Netherlands Zaire
Ecuador New Zealand Zambia
El Salvador Nicaragua
Gabon Oman
The countries represented in Mother Earth 1 and Mother Earth 2 are
divided according to the relative importance of the country in the
geographical section of the world where it is located. You may argue
that Guatemala or Poland isn't in the same class as Togo or South
Yemen, but the former countries occupy the same relative status in the
Western Hemisphere and Europe as the latter countries do in Africa and
the Middle East.
If a question is asked that you don't know the answer to, you should
make a guess or press the RETURN key. Up to five questions will be
asked randomly about each country; one of the five questions will
always be the country's capital or capitals. The last question will
always be a multiple-choice question.
You can quit playing at any time by typing END and pressing RETURN.
Your percentage score will not be affected if you quit before all
questions have been asked.
Scoring
Points will be awarded as foUows:
If the question is answered after 1 clue, 5 points.
If the question is answered after 2 clues, 4 points.
If the question is answered after 3 clues, 3 points.
If the question is answered after 4 clues, 2 points.
If the question is answered after 5 clues, 1 point.
If the computer has to answer the question for you, -5 points.
At the end of the game, a numerical score will be shown. A percentage
score will also be given to let you know the grade you earned. You
will then be asked if you want to play again.
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