Amerika! Land of opportunity!
nearly 30 percent of those surveyed could not find the Pacific Ocean, the world?s largest body of water; more than half?56 percent?were unable to locate India, home to 17 percent of people on Earth; and only 19 percent could name four countries that officially acknowledge having nuclear weapons [National Geographic]
Long time ago (1970?) when I was a student in the US I participated in a reasearch test about geographical perception. I was asked to draw a map of the world, when I drew what was then the island of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), the Prof. suggested I dont participate so as to “not screw up the results”….Some things just don’t change I guess