Here’s a guide on what to look for:
🔍 1. Landmarks & Architecture
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Famous landmarks (Eiffel Tower → France, Big Ben → UK, Taj Mahal → India)
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Style of buildings: Roofs, materials, colors, windows (e.g., red wooden houses in Norway, colonial buildings in Latin America)
🌄 2. Natural Landscape
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Mountains, beaches, deserts, forests, etc.
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Tropical vegetation → Southeast Asia, Caribbean
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Snowy peaks → Switzerland, Canada, Nepal
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Red deserts → Australia, parts of Africa
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🪧 3. Language & Signs
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Street signs, billboards, storefronts can show:
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The language (e.g., Cyrillic → Russia, Greek alphabet → Greece)
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Characters/scripts (Arabic, Chinese, Korean, etc.)
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🚗 4. Vehicles & Traffic
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License plates: Some are very distinctive
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Which side of the road are people driving on? (Left → UK, Japan, India)
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Car brands: Local cars (e.g., Lada in Russia, Tata in India)
👕 5. People & Clothing
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Traditional dress can be a big clue
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Skin tone, hairstyle, and fashion trends can suggest a region
🏳️ 6. Flags & Symbols
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National flags on buildings, clothing, products
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Official seals, logos, or coats of arms
🏢 7. Brands & Stores
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Supermarkets, restaurants, or advertisements
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7-Eleven + Japanese script = Japan
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Carrefour + French = likely France or a French-speaking country
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⛪ 8. Religion & Culture
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Temples, mosques, churches, or religious statues
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Pagodas → East Asia
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Minarets → Muslim-majority countries
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Catholic iconography → Latin America, Southern Europe
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📱 9. Technology & Infrastructure
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Look at power lines, internet towers, condition of roads, urban development
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Developed vs. developing country differences
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📸 10. Climate & Light
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Sun angle and shadows can suggest time of day and hemisphere
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Snow in July = likely southern hemisphere
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🔁 Practice Makes Perfect
You can improve by:
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Playing games like GeoGuessr
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Watching travel vlogs
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Looking at random photos and trying to analyze them