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Users have requested a definitive list of improvements and new features in Know Your USA 1.5, below I have outlined all major features added to the new version of Know Your USA which has been available since early February 2008.

• Audio by Sarah Lane, she is a broadcaster and director from California and presents popSiren on Revision3.
• Improved interface across the software making it easier then ever to use and navigate.
• Over sixty high quality photos from across the United States.
• Excellent maps of each state are now included, these detail state capitals, major cities, physical features and more.
• More topics included, we have added to the already jam packed features and now include oceanography, national parks, plus many of the current features have been updated.
• Improved puzzle of each State, now two styles are available and a timer to keep track of your speed.
• High quality Washington DC map.
• Incorrect answers are now highlighted better in the Quiz section.
• Teach section has been replaced by the Quiz section, which is much quicker to use and now includes a timer to track your score.
• All new user guide details everything you need to know about Know Your USA.
• About the USA area have been updated and now includes high quality image of the flag of the United States.
• You can now disable links to Wikipedia
• A new control panel for the School Edition, including excellent printable worksheets.
• Many more tweak, fixes and features added overall a great update that we are extremely pleased about.

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Know Your USA was reviewed in the June 2008 issue of the School Library Journal magazine. The School Library Journal has a circulation of 38,000 subscribers and over 100,000 readers. The review was based on version 1.0, so many of the new great features of version 1.5 were not covered, learn more. The entire review is below, you can read it on page 81 of the magazine too.

Know Your USA: Discover the Geography of the United States. CD-ROM. Systems: Win 98 & later. Prod. by Edware. Dist. by AV Cafe. 2006, 2007 release.

Gr 3 Up -Here's a fun way to test your general knowledge of the 50 states including location, capitals, major cities, rivers, mountains, lakes, and National Parks. The "Study" section provides basic information about each state such as the area, population, nickname, and other statistics. Political and physical maps are included. The major flaw is the direct link to Wikipedia when more information is desired since there is no guarantee that all the material provided on that site is reliable. In the "Teach" section, users take a quiz and if they give an incorrect response, they are first given a hint and if their response is incorrect again they are given the correct answer. In the quiz section, the player is given the state name and must click the correct state on the map. Hints are given until the state is identified correctly. This game may be accessed for free at knowyourusa.net/quiz. The "Examine" section presents a test on all the topics covered. User progress is tracked and stored in a database to monitor future progress. An additional purchase. -Lisa Hardey, Sprague High School, Salem, OR

There are now three options for purchasing Know Your USA, online at our store, on Amazon.com and at AV Cafe. Interested in reselling or distributing Know Your USA, get in touch.

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We are pleased to announce that Know Your USAis now available on Amazon.com for the amazingly low price of $24.95.

We are also working on making Know Your USA available in stores throughout the United States and are currently seeking distributors for K-12 schools for the advance School Edition.

The download edition of Know Your USA is now available at $24.95, get it in an instant with the download edition.

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