Young Americans Geographically Challenged

04/25/2008

Young Americans Geographically Challenged

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A survey conducted by the National Geographic Education Foundation, and reported in Education Week (May 10, 2006; www.edweek.org), revealed, according the study's organizers, that too many young adults "appear in some way unprepared for an increasingly global future." When American adults aged 18 to 24 were surveyed about geography...

Six of ten could not find Iraq on a map of the Middle East
More than 50% did not now that Indonesia is a predominantly Muslim nation
Only 25% knew that Mandarin, not English, is the most widely spoken language in the world
Less than a six months after Katrina, 33% could not find Louisiana on a map
Nearly two-thirds could not find the United Kingdom
Nearly three-fourths could not find Egypt

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