Topic : Geography

Who Knows Where?

One out of five Americans age 18 to 24 can’t find the U.S. on a world map.
75% of adult Americans surveyed were unable to locate the Persian Gulf (after years of war there, involving the U. S.).
45% couldn’t pick out Central America.
25% were unable to find the Pacific Ocean.
Of 18 to 24 year olds, only 30% could find Britain on an unlabeled world map.
35% located Japan.
40% located Central America.

U.S. News and World Report, August 8, 1988, p. 11.