Re: [GZG] Grossly Off-topic ANZAC Whining, - Geo knowledge

John Atkinson schrieb:
> One wonders if those survey where it is clearly demonstrated that your
average American can't find
> Afghanistan on an unlabeled world map have ever been conducted
> elsewhere, and what the results were.

National Geographic regularly does surveys about geographic knowledge in

different countries, see for example:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/11/1126_021120_TVGeoRoperSu
rvey.html

"The National Geographic–Roper 2002 Global Geographic Literacy Survey 
polled more than 3,000 18- to 24-year-olds in Canada, France, Germany, 
Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Sweden and the United States.

Sweden scored highest; Mexico, lowest. The U.S. was next to last."

But also:

"Young adults worldwide are not markedly more literate about geography 
than the Americans.

On average, fewer than 25 percent of young people worldwide could locate

Israel on the map. Only about 20 percent could identify hotspots like 
Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq. "

A study from 2006 shows some improvement about places that are in the
news:
http://press.nationalgeographic.com/pressroom/index.jsp?pageID=pressRele
ases_detail&siteID=1&cid=1146577964326

Greetings
Karl Heinz

_______________________________________________
Gzg-l mailing list
Gzg-l@vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu
http://vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu:1337/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gzg-l