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Digital CartographyDigital Cartography
Geography and Culture Across theCurriculum
Presented by Patrick Woessner
 
How Well Do We Know OurHow Well Do We Know OurWorld?World?
Only thirty-sevenpercent
of youngAmericans can find Iraq on amap—though U.S. troopshave been there since 2003.
Forty-seven percent
 could not find the Indiansubcontinent on a map of Asia.
Seventy-five percent
 were unable to locate Israelon a map of the Middle East.
Twenty percent
of youngAmericans think Sudan is inAsia. (It's the largestcountry in Africa.)
Fifty percent
of 18-24 yearold Americans can't findNew York on a map.
Source:2006 National Geographic-Roper SurveyImage Source: The Onion
 
How Well Do We Know OurHow Well Do We Know OurWorld?World?
Fewer than thirty percent
think it important to know thelocations of countries in thenews and just
fourteenpercent
believe speakinganother language is anecessary skill.
Nearly three-quarters
 incorrectly named English asthe most widely spoken nativelanguage.
Forty-eight percent
of youngAmericans believe the majoritypopulation in India is Muslim.(It's Hindu—by a landslide.)
Source:2006 National Geographic-Roper SurveyImage Source:National Geographic News
Six in ten
did not know the border between North andSouth Korea is the most heavily fortified in the world.
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