Who Knows Where?<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 One out of five Americans age 18 to 24 can\u2019t find the U.S. on a world map.<\/p>\n
\u2022 75% of adult Americans surveyed were unable to locate the Persian Gulf (after years of war there, involving the U. S.).<\/p>\n
\u2022 45% couldn\u2019t pick out Central America.<\/p>\n
\u2022 25% were unable to find the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Of 18 to 24 year olds, only 30% could find Britain on an unlabeled world map.<\/p>\n
\u2022 35% located Japan.<\/p>\n
\u2022 40% located Central America.<\/p>\n
U.S. News and World Report, August 8, 1988, p. 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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