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Who Knows Where?
U.S. News and World Report, August 8, 1988, p. 11.
Who Knows Where?
U.S. News and World Report, August 8, 1988, p. 11.
- 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.
- 75% of adult Americans surveyed were unable to locate the Persian Gulf (after years of war there, involving the U. S.).
