Have you been paying attention?

BillJ · Posted: Apr 18, 2003 2:36 pm Post subject: Have you been paying attention?

The last year we've constantly had Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, and the Middle East in the news. So can you find them on a map? How about the US and the Pacific Ocean? It's amazing how many Americans can't - would you believe 11% of the 18-24 year old Americans polled couldn't located the US on a global map???

So take the poll and see how you do:
http://geosurvey.nationalgeographic.com/geosurvey/templates/question_1.html

I got 19/20 - missed the religion question.

Dragonlady8 · Guest

19/20 missed the population question

Aubs · Motorboat Queen Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9167

18/20 - i only missed the religion ? and one more...

SCBrips · Guest

I thought this statistic was interesting:

Ryan W · Posted: Apr 18, 2003 3:16 pm Post subject:

20/20 It was easy.

salmon_tacos · Posted: Apr 18, 2003 3:16 pm Post subject:

20/20...I am a Geo-Genius. Mr. Green

Seriously though, people iz jus ignant. It's sad.

salmon_tacos · Posted: Apr 18, 2003 3:18 pm Post subject:

What's with Sweden though? They cleaned up.

Maestro · Posted: Apr 18, 2003 3:23 pm Post subject:

18/20... missed Israel and the Kashmir one...

Zach M · Posted: Apr 18, 2003 4:56 pm Post subject:

18/20. Missed sweden and kashmir.

Tyler T · Posted: Apr 18, 2003 7:00 pm Post subject:

perfect 20/20.. woooooooooooooo, and i dont even like social studies Surprised

George · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 552 City: Chattanooga

19/20 sweden

heliboy911 · Guest

Isreal pisses me off. Mad

Jen · Outlaw Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Posts: 169 City: McQueeney, TX

i feel stupid i missed 3 or 4 ... i think i should sue my school!!!

Sean_Brinston · Posted: Apr 19, 2003 6:43 am Post subject:

18/20

Slaytwebeling · Addict Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 892 City: Houston

16/20 and i'm only a freshman

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

20/20 but I was unsure on a couple of those answers.

Bill Y Bob · Posted: Apr 19, 2003 5:39 pm Post subject:

I got all 20 and I'm a freshman to slatywebeling
ha ha

Bogger · Outlaw Joined: 10 Apr 2003 Posts: 134 City: Augusta, Ga

19/20 and im a freshman. i missed the 1 billion population one. on that thing, i know some people are really stupid, but is anybody stupid enough to click i dont know? if you did, i swear i meant stupid in a nice way.

Garrett Cortese · Moderator Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 300 City: Orlando

20/20, and yes, the U.S. statistics are disgusting. Our school systems are so self-centered. Our students know nothing about the current political climate in the world. I took a class my freshman year at CU called Geography of Global Change. It was all about current global politics and how the U.S. related to all of it. By far one of the best classes I've ever taken, and it had nothing to do with my major (journalism, where we obviously study world affairs since the news is kinda our job...). Yes it's good to learn U.S. history, but how about some current events studies? We're so isolated and self-centered as a whole country, it's no wonder so many other countries have so little respect for us...

Just my 2 cents. I'm not cutting anybody down here, just making a generalization. I mean, I was at a party last night and some kid thought Montreal was a Canadian province that wasn't French...it's a little sad to see how ignorant a lot of students (and Americas as a whole) are about the rest of the world.

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

Stats are always misleading. The USA is not connected to the rest of the world in the same manner the rest of the world in connected to the USA. Not making excuses but to the average American they could care less about what religion has the greatest following. A lot of things inherent to our culture make us less aware of these barriers that seperate the other countries.

That being said I agree that our education system needs to imporve but I also believe I recieved a great public education. It's all about what the individual puts into school. Another great American trait is that extreme individualism. I'm about to graduate college and I've come to realize how little I truly know.

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

Both my parents got a 19/20. Issues with the religion question for my Dad and then Kashmir for my mom. I'll have my little sis take it tomorrow.

I found the geography ones were almost too easy. If you know the basic region they only gave you the choice of one number in that area.

Josh R · Posted: Apr 19, 2003 10:51 pm Post subject:

20/20 - Where was Australia in that survey? Very Happy

Mister C · Posted: Apr 21, 2003 6:28 pm Post subject:

20/20. That was so easy. I coulda answered all of those without multiple choices, snd im only a freshman in high school.

BillJ · Posted: Apr 21, 2003 10:44 pm Post subject:

Well apparently this proves that wakeboarders are smarter than the average 18-24 year olds - or at least the ones they surveyed. Maybe it's just the wakeboarders that use the Internet regularly. Or maybe the people that didn't do well didn't bother to post their results.

Jello John · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1936

21/20.

No, seriously, I got a perfect score.

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

19/20 - Missed the religion one.

Agreed Nor*Cal - The US doesn't have the same interest in the rest of the world as the rest of the world does in us or in the rest of the world (get that?).