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geographical ignorance  

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  • Media reports periodically highlight an appalling lack of public geographical knowledge, particularly in the United States. The National Geographic/Roper Public Affairs 2006 Geographic Literacy Study revealed that two thirds of Americans between 18 and 24 years of age were unable to find Iraq on a world map, almost half could not identify India, and three quarters could not locate Iran or Israel. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Geographical Ignorance]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-M3F0BC11-H

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