Why 1/5 of Americans Can't Locate the U.S. on a World Map
Aug 30, 2007 at 6:46 AM Post #167 of 170
Here's a short article covering some of the discussions earlier in the thread.

What she should have said...

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That sounds like an urban legend to me --I don't believe that my fellow Americans are so ignorant. According to the Final Report of the National Geographic-Roper Public Affairs 2006 Geographic Literacy Study, "Nearly all (94%) young Americans can find the United States on the world map".

The last time I checked, 100% minus 94% was 6%, not 20%. So what's your source for the claim that 20% of us don't know where our country is on the map?


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Aug 30, 2007 at 6:54 AM Post #168 of 170
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Originally Posted by blessingx /img/forum/go_quote.gif
That's it. I'm on Team Morans. Who else is going to join the Get A Brain foundation?


I joined the team! Actually, I tried to join yesterday but I was being too stupid on the hyperlink to get it done. Seems appropriate.
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BTW, I like the addition to the sig. Fast work.
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