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

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an excuse, but more just a reality, that most Americans are touched less
in their day to day lives by other countries than some other nations.
Sure we trade wit hthem and we are connected on a political and economic
basis, but when it comes to just the day to day. If I go 500 miles from
home, I'm still in America. In some parts of the world that is either
outside the country or into another country or more.

I still think Americans should pay more attention.

-Eli
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From: "K.H.Ranitzsch" <kh.ranitzsch@t-online.de> 

> 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.htm 
> l 
> 
> "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_det 
> ail&siteID=1&cid=1146577964326 
> 
> Greetings 
> Karl Heinz 
> 
> 
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