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| dEsidEL |
oh man i just thought this so hilarious i had to post for you guys..
http://www.cnn.com/2002/EDUCATION/1...quiz/index.html
Global goofs: U.S. youth can't find Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) --Young Americans may soon have to fight a war in Iraq, but most of them can't even find that country on a map, the National Geographic Society said Wednesday.
The society survey found that only about one in seven -- 13 percent -- of Americans between the age of 18 and 24, the prime age for military warriors, could find Iraq. The score was the same for Iran, an Iraqi neighbor.
Although the majority, 58 percent, of the young Americans surveyed knew that the Taliban and al Qaeda were based in Afghanistan, only 17 percent could find that country on a world map. A U.S.-led force attacked the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan in October 2001, and President Bush has said he is prepared to use force to rid Iraq of any chemical, nuclear or biological weapons programs.
The survey asked 56 geographic and current events questions of young people in nine countries and scored the results with traditional grades. The surveyed Americans got a "D," with an average of 23 correct answers. Mexico ranked last with an average score of 21, just three points from a failing grade.
Topping the scoring was Sweden, with an average of 40, followed by Germany and Italy, each with 38. None of the countries got an "A," which required average scores of 42 correct answers or better on the 56 questions.
"If our young people can't find places on a map and lack awareness of current events, how can they understand the world's cultural, economic and natural resource issues that confront us?" John Fahey, president of the National Geographic Society, said in a statement.
National Geographic is convening an international panel of policy makers and business and media leaders to find ways to improve geographic education and to encourage interest in world affairs, the society said.
Other findings from the survey:
• Thirty-four percent of the young Americans knew that the island used on last season's "Survivor" show was located in the South Pacific, but only 30 percent could locate the state of New Jersey on a map. The "Survivor" show's location was the Marquesas Islands in the eastern South Pacific.
• When asked to find 10 specific states on a map of the United States, only California and Texas could be located by a large majority of those surveyed. Both states were correctly located by 89 percent of the participants. Only 51 percent could find New York, the nation's third most populous state.
• On a world map, Americans could find on average only seven of 16 countries in the quiz. Only 89 percent of the Americans surveyed could find their own country on the map.
• In the world map test, Swedes could find an average of 13 of the 16 countries. Germans and Italians were next, with an average of 12 each.
• Only 71 percent of the surveyed Americans could locate on the map the Pacific Ocean, the world's largest body of water. Worldwide, three in 10 of those surveyed could not correctly locate the Pacific Ocean.
• Although 81 percent of the surveyed Americans knew that the Middle East is the Earth's largest oil exporter, only 24 percent could find Saudi Arabia on the map.
The international survey was conducted for the National Geographic by RoperASW. The results are based on face-to-face interviews with at least 300 men and women aged 18 to 24 in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Sweden, Britain and the United States.
The questionnaires were in the local language, but the content was universally the same. |
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| TheDemon |
| LOL, this just way too funny:haha:. Lets see if Americans can find all 50 states. I mean wtf? You planning to go to a war in a country you cant find. I bet people in Iraq can find America, and practically any other country without problems. Power to the Jihads.:D |
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| hansolo |
I wonder how many militant muslims aged 13-24 would still strap a bomb to themselves and blow the out of these uneducated americans simple because they dont praise allah...| quote: | | Power to the Jihads |
The Solo has Spoken, The Demon is an Idiot |
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| trancearmada |
| quote: | | Originally posted by TheDemon Power to the Jihads.:D |
hope you are not serious about that? |
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| loconet |
What do you mean "Fighting a war somewhere _WE_ dont know?" ... Americans were surveyed, not Canadians. Im sure Canadians wouldn't do amazingly either, but I'm sure we are more aware of other countries.
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bomber 1: hrmm...is that iraq.....or is that hawaii?
bomber 2: i dunno.....lets just drop the bombs and be back home in time for ...Survivor! |
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| trancearmada |
| quote: | Originally posted by loconet
bomber 2: i dunno.....lets just drop the bombs and be back home in time for ...Survivor! |
sadistic humor? :rolleyes: :tongue2 |
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| TheDemon |
| quote: | Originally posted by hansolo
The Solo has Spoken, The Demon is an Idiot |
First of all buddy, you ever heard of a ING JOKE? And second of all iam muslim, so I know what Iam talking about. ing watch your mouth. you just dont go around calling people an idiot. Jackass.
Now as for the rest of you here is what I really meant with Power to the Jihads. Jokingly I was implying that Iraq doesnt have to worry about a war, cause the US wont find them. You know, props to Iraq and that sort of . Iam just being sarcastic. Can't people make jokes these days. I hate war. And plus, the word Jihad isn't always a negative word etither. |
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| TheDemon |
| quote: | Originally posted by trancearmada
hope you are not serious about that? |
Dude its a joke. I dont see why everybody is so offended. I mean we make fun of alot of things on this site. |
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| TheDemon |
You see, here is a smart person, who knows how to poke fun at situations like this. I mean lets face, the fact that the US can't find Iraq is of no surprise to us. But now that they proved it its even funnier. By the way, nice pic man. |
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| Ckerr812 |
| And BTW Demon, your just an idiot, I mean I can poke fun at it, but what you said is just not funny. sorry guy. |
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| TheDemon |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ckerr812
And BTW Demon, your just an idiot, I mean I can poke fun at it, but what you said is just not funny. sorry guy. |
Yeah ok there buddy, what a lame ass apology. I dont even care if you mean it, you and hansolo have no right to talk to me like that. :mad: |
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