2006 National Geographic Roper - The Diigo Meta page

• 05 Jul 15
  

  MN Books

  america-society ignorance geography geographic_literacy

• 27 Dec 13
  

  Marta Kingsland
• 21 Apr 12
  

  lindylou yollis

  Geography survey american

• 20 Mar 11
  

  Honor Moorman

  global.ed

• 14 Dec 08
  

  Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano

  # Only 37% of young Americans can find Iraq on a map—though U.S. troops have been there since 2003.
  # 6 in 10 young Americans don't speak a foreign language fluently.
  # 20% of young Americans think Sudan is in Asia. (It's the largest country in Africa.)
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  geography survey nationalgeographic globalization statistics

• 04 May 08
  

  Jay Besch
  • These results suggest that young people in the United States—the most recent graduates of our educational system—are unprepared for an increasingly global future.

  • Far too many lack even the most basic skills for navigating the international economy or understanding the relationships among people and places that provide critical context for world events.

     
• 06 Mar 08
  

  Peggy Whyte

  google earth google maps google_earth google_maps

• 15 Jan 08
  

  Jim Dornberg

  results of a geography survey for young adults 18-24

  geography

• 04 Sep 07
  

  Geography Maps World Clocks & Time Zones Education general

• 30 Jun 07
  

  Dan Dascalescu

  20% of American youth 18-24yo can't find the Pacific Ocean on a map (see the PDF). Less than 40% can locate Iraq. 50% can't find New York on a map.

  geography education state America USA youth 18 24 young survey nationalgeographic school

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