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National Geographic does a survey of young Americans testing their geographic knowledge.
Some of the highlights of the 2002 survey:
13% can find Iraq on a map of the Middle East
14% can find Israel on a map of the Middle East
34% could find the island used on the 2001 season of 'Survivor'
American youths were the least likely of all surveyed nations to know that the Taliban is based in Afghanistan
30% think America has a population of 1 - 2 billion (and every other country surveyed knew the population of the US better than Americans do)
48% think that India is a majority Muslim nation
37% can find England on a map of Europe
And my personal favorite, 11% of Americans aged 18-24 cannot find America on a map of the world.
Full results here if you're interested. |
At least we're smarter than Mexico
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The U.S. ranked second to last of the nine countries studied, with an average of 23 correct answers (or 41%) to 56 questions. This equates to a grade of D on the quiz. Mexico ranked lowest, with an average of 21 correct.
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