

[VectorMaps] The United States of America
3.85MB. 0 audio & 50 images. Updated 2013-05-16.
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Name | Oklahoma |
Capital | Oklahoma City |
Map |
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Name | Illinois |
Capital | Springfield |
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Name | Arkansas |
Capital | Little Rock |
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Reviews

really helpful and easy to learn

Tip for people trying to remember where the state is, focus on the states border and the shape of it, instead of just looking at the colour.

lack of detail

straight to the point

Nice

Agree with previous comment. This color coding is a really bad idea. It doesn't help with memorization, just the opposite.
It's like a learning new language with most frequent words deck with pictures. If you change deck to other with the same words but different pictures you will find out you have learned more pictures than words. Even though it shows the same object you won't associate it because of different colours, shapes etc. It's a well known phenomenon that inhibit learning.
I used this deck some time ago and after long time I remembered that for example Ohio is blue and it's somewhere around big lakes and I often mistook positions.
There's a better version of this deck with the same state's color: [BetterVectorMaps] The United States of America
I highly recommend to use that deck instead.
It's like a learning new language with most frequent words deck with pictures. If you change deck to other with the same words but different pictures you will find out you have learned more pictures than words. Even though it shows the same object you won't associate it because of different colours, shapes etc. It's a well known phenomenon that inhibit learning.
I used this deck some time ago and after long time I remembered that for example Ohio is blue and it's somewhere around big lakes and I often mistook positions.
There's a better version of this deck with the same state's color: [BetterVectorMaps] The United States of America
I highly recommend to use that deck instead.

Color coding the states gives you extra cues that you won't have when you need to recall the information. You might wind up remembering "the one toward the middle in dark teal is Oklahoma" and be unable to name the state when presented with a map that doesn't have the colors.

You can find a 💙 NEW VERSION 💙 of this deck here: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/491421917 .
It has the following improvements:
🟣 EACH state's COLOR (on the map image) is THE SAME
📚 There are NEW CARD TYPES for State->Capital and Capital->State
🔉 AUDIO for the backside of the card
🛠NEW CARD DESIGN, adapted from the Ultimate Geography deck
Sorry for shouting, I just wanted to get your attention so you can download a better deck :D.
It has the following improvements:
🟣 EACH state's COLOR (on the map image) is THE SAME
📚 There are NEW CARD TYPES for State->Capital and Capital->State
🔉 AUDIO for the backside of the card
🛠NEW CARD DESIGN, adapted from the Ultimate Geography deck
Sorry for shouting, I just wanted to get your attention so you can download a better deck :D.

Makes it fun to learn the States! Thank you from Germany!

This deck simplifies studying the states a lot easier.

Easy to use, the maps look very clean

Really nice map

Fantastic map quality and easy to customize

Adding extraneous, unique information that can be used to identify the card is bad.

Very useful!

Well done

excellent resource for learning states. images look great. thank you!

Really good, but I agree it would be even better if all the states were highlighted using the same colour.

The import of this file does not work :/ I have no problems with other decks, this is the only one not functioning for me :/ It's a pity..

Superbly done!

The best thanks

Littéralement le meilleur deck pour commencer avec Anki. Le sujet est intéressant, il y assez peu de cartes, et c'est plaisant à mémoriser

It *is* a very nice deck, but I'd really prefer it without the different colours. I find it detracts from my ability to remember the states in situations where there are no such cues. That is, the deck teaches me to remember the state not just from its shape and position, but from how it's coloured as well.

Simple, clear and effective

Really nice deck, thanks!

Great

Great job

Exactly what I was looking for. Simple and clean design.

Simple, clear, straightforward, well-designed, and accurate.

vielen Dank!

perfect!

This is so awesome! I was hoping there was something like this and there is! Thank you for making it and sharing it! It's also nice that when using this on your iPhone, you can zoom in on the map in case the state is hard to see with the whole map.

useful

Love this so much! Highly recommended for all

I like it. I am learning the states well.

Good

If you want to add capital, go to 'Browse' > 'Cards..' In the Back Template section add
{{Name}} </br>
Capital - {{Capital}
{{Name}} </br>
Capital - {{Capital}

Well-implemented and straightforward.

nice

clear, easy to use.
I had to edit to make the capital show on the answer side, too.
I had to edit to make the capital show on the answer side, too.

I like it

Simply good !

- Does it's job well
- The map is very well done
- The map is very well done

It does what it is supposed to do. Thank you for taking the time to make this.

How can i add reverse Cards? I mean Capitol -> State? I tried changing the card type to basic and reverse. It didnt work.

Awesome

Nice, clean pictures for each state. The cards will require some modification if you want to see the state capitals.

Thanks! Just what I needed, easily extendable, customizable. Beautiful maps, nice job!

i cant understand its use

Fantastic deck!

Simple. Concise. High Res.

Complete, very good quality.

Hi - see the review above - easy fix is to open up one card - pick edit - then select "cards". Paste their code over the code starting <div... in the bottom box for the back. Keep the existing first line. That will change all the cards.

Does exactly what you want it to.

Simple and useful deck! Thanks!

Usefull
















Blank Map
Here is an image with no state highlighted: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cyounkins-random-eesheel2/_clear.png
I wanted to make cards reverse what this deck is, and so I made the clear image appear on every front of the card so I could pick the state before flipping the card.
To do this, copy _clear.png to ~/Documents/Anki/<user>/collection.media to equivalent folder. Then copy my card setup from here: https://gist.github.com/cyounkins/396aadddbf0f8d830714
Here is an image with no state highlighted: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cyounkins-random-eesheel2/_clear.png
I wanted to make cards reverse what this deck is, and so I made the clear image appear on every front of the card so I could pick the state before flipping the card.
To do this, copy _clear.png to ~/Documents/Anki/<user>/collection.media to equivalent folder. Then copy my card setup from here: https://gist.github.com/cyounkins/396aadddbf0f8d830714




Great deck, but one problem
Great deck, very useful. I would like to see the creator make more of different countries, continents and other parts of the world.
There is one problem however, which is why I give this deck 4/5 stars. The back is missing the capital. This issue can be fixed by using the code provided in one of the reviews (to edit card types, go to "add" and click "cards". Paste the provided code underneath {{FrontSide}}).
Yes, the users can fix this issue themselves, but it would be much easier for everyone if the creator of this deck fixed the problem and updated it. That way there would be no confusion arising in the first place.
Great deck, very useful. I would like to see the creator make more of different countries, continents and other parts of the world.
There is one problem however, which is why I give this deck 4/5 stars. The back is missing the capital. This issue can be fixed by using the code provided in one of the reviews (to edit card types, go to "add" and click "cards". Paste the provided code underneath {{FrontSide}}).
Yes, the users can fix this issue themselves, but it would be much easier for everyone if the creator of this deck fixed the problem and updated it. That way there would be no confusion arising in the first place.










Very well done
Beautiful graphics, states and capitals. To use capitals, edit cards and use the following for the back:
<div id="answer">
<hr>
{{Name}}
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size:14px;'>
{{Capital}}
</div>
</div>
Beautiful graphics, states and capitals. To use capitals, edit cards and use the following for the back:
<div id="answer">
<hr>
{{Name}}
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size:14px;'>
{{Capital}}
</div>
</div>


What's the simple fix?
How do I get the capitals to show up in the answer?
How do I get the capitals to show up in the answer?
