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Geo4Kids, a company that develops geography-related
products for children, presents a new member of its growing family
of interactive applications that aim to solve these problems and
make geography look more attractive in the eyes of the young
generation.Geo4Kids, a developer of educational geographic software,
announces the release of Countries and Capitals, an interactive
world atlas intended for learning the locations of the world
countries and the names of their capital cities. The program
features colorful maps of all six continents and also offers a
challenging quiz mode where the user needs to guess either the
location of a specific country or the name of the country by its
capital. At the end of each quiz session, the user sees the quiz
statistics and can identify his or her weak areas. If the task
seems to be too hard, the user can click the compass in the lower
left corner of the screen to see a tip.“We always felt there was a serious lack of software that would
help kids learn geography the fun way. For many middle schoolers
and even older kids, geography as a subject boils down to learning
statistical data,” says Andrew Steinberg, a project manager at
Geo4Kids. “And although we cannot completely get rid of this part
of geography, we did our best to make the learning process as fun
and challenging as we could. The initial feedback has been very
positive so far, so we will continue developing this and similar
products for educating the young generation about the world around
them.”Since the product is primarily intended for children, it’s
extremely easy to use. The user can see the name of a country, its
capital and flag simply by placing the mouse cursor over its image
on the map. Such countries as the US, Germany, Australia and Canada
can be explored on a lower level – clicking them will open detailed
maps of states, lands, provinces or territories.Countries and Capitals will become a helpful aide for every
student taking geography at school and an efficient assistant for
every geography teacher.Pricing and Availability
Countries and Capitals can be purchased for as low as $17.95
(local taxes may apply). Purchasing a license removes the
limitations of the trial version and entitles the user to free
technical support by email and free upgrades to new versions of the
program. Registration information is sent to the user immediately
after an order is placed. Detailed information on Countries and
Capitals, usage tips, a video tour, a help section and a free
downloadable trial version of the program are available at the
company’s website, Geo4Kids.com.The software works under Windows, MacOS and Linux, which makes
it compatible with the overwhelming majority of home and school
PC’s.Links:
Product page link: http://geo4kids.com
Download link for the Windows version:
http://download.geo4kids.com/win/countries-and-capitals.exe
Download link for the Mac version:
http://download.geo4kids.com/mac/countries-and-capitals.dmg.zip
Download link for the Linux version:
http://download.geo4kids.com/lin/countries-and-capitals.installCompany:
Geo4Kids is a small team of creative IT professionals developing
educational tools that combine ease of use with an entertaining
process and an element of challenge. The company specializes in
geographic tools and is committed to making the very process of
studying geography easy and exciting for users or all ages.