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Over 40% of Americans Can’t Find Canada on a Globe
That’s not all!
Twenty percent of Americans cannot find the USA on a globe of the world.
“A new survey commissioned from Gallup by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the National Geographic Society (NGS) finds that adult Americans exhibit gaps in their knowledge about geography and world affairs. While the report shows that U.S. adults have limited knowledge about these topics, seven in ten respondents consider international issues to be relevant to their daily lives and express a desire to promote education in these areas.
More than two thousand U.S. adults participated in the survey, which tested knowledge about geography, foreign policy, and world demographics. Respondents were asked about their interest in those topics and how much they learned about each in school. The survey also inquired about policy preferences toward several international issues, including the role of the United States in the world, climate change, trade, and government spending.”
Overall, the average American’s lack of general knowledge is the reason why respondents in the poll answered just over half of the knowledge questions correctly, and only 6 percent got at least 80 percent of the questions right.
