thannatos
02.05.06, 19:31
a raczej jej brak:
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12591413/
the results of the survey of 510 people interviewed in December and January.
Among the findings:
*One-third of respondents couldn’t pinpoint Louisiana on a map and 48
percent were unable to locate Mississippi.
*Fewer than three in 10 think it important to know the locations of
countries in the news and just 14 percent believe speaking another language is
a necessary skill.
*Two-thirds didn’t know that the earthquake that killed 70,000 people in
October 2005 occurred in Pakistan.
*Six in 10 could not find Iraq on a map of the Middle East.
*While the outsourcing of jobs to India has been a major U.S. business
story, 47 percent could not find the Indian subcontinent on a map of Asia.
*While Israeli-Palestinian strife has been in the news for the entire
lives of the respondents, 75 percent were unable to locate Israel on a map of
the Middle East.
*Nearly three-quarters incorrectly named English as the most widely
spoken native language.
*Six in 10 did not know the border between North and South Korea is the
most heavily fortified in the world. Thirty percent thought the most heavily
fortified border was between the United States and Mexico.