MIDEASTERN GEOGRAPHY MAP QUIZ. I actually did (much) better on this than I expected–in general, as my mother knows and has long lamented, I am about as good at geography as I am at math. (Yes, I know, this is a huge problem for anyone interested in politics or history.) The following are the countries I couldn’t accurately place on the first try: Niger (I thought it was Chad, d’oh); Western Sahara; Morocco; Mauritania; Tunisia; Pakistan (I got this on the THIRD attempt, extremely embarrassing, it’s not like this is a minor country in world affairs…); Uzbekistan; Tajikstan; Yemen; Qatar. Anyway, definitely give this test a spin if you feel you may be shaky about who’s north-northeast of whom.