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by azinman2 4451 days ago
Not surprising to me. Many Americans can't find America on a global map, including those in the military (confirmed by my shocked army friends).
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_ea1k 4451 days ago
Since you said "Many" (even 1% could be many by some definitions) it is hard to dispute your assertion.

Nevertheless, I think the # of Americans that can point out the US on a world map is well over 90%. I don't see any definitive data to the contrary.

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insuffi 4451 days ago
I think you might want to rethink that assumption. No definitive data, to be fair, but this: http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/05/02/geog.test/

"Inside the United States, "half or fewer of young men and women 18-24 can identify the states of New York or Ohio on a map [50 percent and 43 percent, respectively]," the study said."

I don't think it's that far fetched.

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_ea1k 4449 days ago
The article that you referenced says that 7/10 can find China on a map. I'd be willing to bet that a far larger number can find the US on a map.

I'm pretty sure the poster that I was responding to was taken in by a fake study. The overwhelming majority of Americans can find the US on a map.

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azinman2 4443 days ago
37% can't according to this Gallup poll [1] from 2008. I've seen other polls with similar or worse results.

[1] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-shehori/poll-37-of-amer...

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