That statistic of one-in-five is totally inaccurate. According to the National Geographic-Roper Public Affairs 2006 Geographic Literacy Study, "Nearly all (94%) young Americans can find the United States on the world map, and Canada (92%) and Mexico (88%) are nearly as familiar." For moreā¦
That statistic of one-in-five is totally inaccurate. According to the National Geographic-Roper Public Affairs 2006 Geographic Literacy Study, "Nearly all (94%) young Americans can find the United States on the world map, and Canada (92%) and Mexico (88%) are nearly as familiar." For moreā¦
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-Matt Rosenberg
Geographer
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