Do you know your geography? Are you geographically literate? As we transition into some geography exercises and map work, these are important questions to ponder.
Experts have long claimed that students--in particular American social studies studies--lack basic geographical knowledge. Late night talk show hosts regularly poke fun at these kinds of statistics, and in recent memory presidential candidates have demonstrated some confusion about geography (although most likely it was a simple misstatement and not a lack of knowledge).
Experts have long claimed that students--in particular American social studies studies--lack basic geographical knowledge. Late night talk show hosts regularly poke fun at these kinds of statistics, and in recent memory presidential candidates have demonstrated some confusion about geography (although most likely it was a simple misstatement and not a lack of knowledge).
National Geographic recently published an article that discussed these results. Take the on-line quiz and test your knowledge.
So, are you geographically literate? Do these surveys overstate (no pun intended) the case about deficient geographical knowledge? Why does it matter? Leave your thoughts in the Comments section.
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2 comments:
Ok, so I am not as geographically literate as I thought. I did think that asking about specific hurricanes was kind of cheap though because a lot of people wouldn't know unless they were either there or really into hurricanes. I do however see how it is important to keep in touch with the world so that you can be aware of what is going on in the world and who knows something might impact you.
--Ryan B.--
I always knew i was bad at geography but I can see why it is important. We should all be more familiar with where things happened so we can understand why it happened there and the causes/effects on the economy.
Alex
4th period
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