Are you geographically literate?
November-23rd-2002, 12:57 PM
#2
Show Layne some respect
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Long Island,NY
Posts: 2,458
This is sad as hell.
Not only does the US rank damn near last (or dead last) in every question, but we are last in one of the most relevant questions in the survey, and second to last in the other:
Where does Al Qaida and the Taliban Originate?
http://cranede.nationalgeographic.co...wer_3_3_1.html
results: 58% of Americans know.
And where is Afghanistan on this world map?
http://cranede.nationalgeographic.co...r_18_18_1.html
results: 17% of Americans know.
Seriously sad. And for the record (is there a record?
) I got 18 of 20 right.
~HH
Not only does the US rank damn near last (or dead last) in every question, but we are last in one of the most relevant questions in the survey, and second to last in the other:
Where does Al Qaida and the Taliban Originate?
http://cranede.nationalgeographic.co...wer_3_3_1.html
results: 58% of Americans know.
And where is Afghanistan on this world map?
http://cranede.nationalgeographic.co...r_18_18_1.html
results: 17% of Americans know.
Seriously sad. And for the record (is there a record?
) I got 18 of 20 right.~HH
November-24th-2002, 12:28 AM
#5
formerly chastan
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: California, USA
Posts: 2,350
Whoops! I mixed up Argentina with Brazil.
And also I put Islamic, I wasn't really sure, I thought it was that or Christianity.
I wasn't sure which of those three islands were Sweden, but they only had the number for one of them on the answer list.
And also I put Islamic, I wasn't really sure, I thought it was that or Christianity.
I wasn't sure which of those three islands were Sweden, but they only had the number for one of them on the answer list.
. I also missed the question regarding the number of people living in the U.S. 
November-26th-2002, 09:52 AM
#9
Registered User
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Location: Atlanta, formerly Calgary
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Originally posted by randallb
19/20 - oh that religion!
So, are Pro owners just better informed than average, or do only those who score high comment!
19/20 - oh that religion!
So, are Pro owners just better informed than average, or do only those who score high comment!
Did you read the article that said people surfing the net scored 65% better than those that didn't?Up here we tend to maintain a superiority complex of our knowledge of 'wordly things' vs. our US neighbors, but sadly, this survey shows that our arrogance is unfounded
November-26th-2002, 10:11 AM
#10
Trogdor!
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Posts: 327
Screw that. Canada did pretty crappy as well, but at least we knew where USA was. I got 20/20, though the relgion one was a guess, so I actually got 19.5. The part that hurt was the basic geography questions. i mean, they didn't even put the multi choice answers close to each other, they were all over the map.
November-26th-2002, 10:52 AM
#13
formerly chastan
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: California, USA
Posts: 2,350
Originally posted by David
Sweden is not an island
Sweden is not an island
Last edited by UCSBgeek; November-26th-2002 at 10:54 AM.
November-26th-2002, 12:23 PM
#14
Protege God
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Chicago
Posts: 2,183
Originally posted by Gro Harlem
that one about religion is bullshit.........islam is the most practiced religion hands down..........I don't know where they got that "christianaity" crap from, it is utter bs.
that one about religion is bullshit.........islam is the most practiced religion hands down..........I don't know where they got that "christianaity" crap from, it is utter bs.
I am pretty sure that National Geographics knows a little more than we do about this...................
how many of you are Chrisitian ??? I am one of them
oh yeah.......and I got 19/20
November-26th-2002, 12:41 PM
#15
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Christianaity is still the most practiced religion in the world. Don't forget 80% of north America and 96% of South America is Chistian. then you have Europe I think thier around 90% Afica is around 65% and Asia is 15% or so. Even were Islam is strongest there are other religion. Egypt 94% Muslim 6% Christian. Jordan 92% Muslim, 6% Christian, 2% other. Lebanon 70% Muslim, 30% Christian.
Syria 90% Muslim, 10% Christian.
Syria 90% Muslim, 10% Christian.