USA has a unique shape

by Yosyp Posted 2012/05/20 11:14:16

Related Topics: Canada, Mexico, Earth, Opinion, American, USA, Country, Florida, Ocean, Map, Americans, Unique, Countries

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Not making this to knock people of the US and I don't know if Ukrainians could do any better, but I see that 1 out of 5 Americans could not find their country on a map.

But the US has a unique shape and location in my opinion, They are the 3rd or 4th (depending who you are talking to) largest country on earth, it has the second largest country Canada, with the largest border in the world sitting above them,. Florida and Mexico are sticking out , It only has a border with two other nations and has two oceans on each end.

I don't know , but for me of all the countries on the earth, USA is one of the easiest to find on a map.

So what's up with that?

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socokid 2012/05/20 12:59:20

None of the above

+6
98% of all non-resources statistics are made up.

94% of young Americans can find their own country on a blank map.

http://www.nationalgeographic...

92% can find Canada, 88% can find Mexico.
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Loser lollipop 2012/05/26 04:07:10

None of the above

Why isn't there a yes or no option?

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Yosyp to Loser l... 2012/05/26 10:05:21

none of the above option takes care of that

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Elz 2012/05/22 02:33:02

Don't care

yeah it looks good.

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dragonfliez 2012/05/21 23:05:11

Don't care

all countries do - so what?

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Yosyp to dragonf... 2012/05/21 23:06:36 (edited)

it's very easy to find on a map is my point

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gr8punkin 2012/05/21 19:32:06

Undecided

That sounds like our high quality public education system there, and the reason why my kids won't go to public schools.

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Kimmel 2012/05/21 19:03:43

Don't care

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I guess I would question your information. It doesn't sound plausible to me.

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Melizmatic 2012/05/21 18:52:59

Undecided

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Hmmm... Well, I can recognize my own country on the map (or a globe) and so can my kid.

I'll go you one better; I can accurately locate all 50 states on a blank map.

Smarter than a 5th grader; you damn well better believe it.

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umapathy Krishnamurthy 2012/05/21 12:26:51

None of the above

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I know the shape

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La 2012/05/21 02:06:14

None of the above

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Lol the American education system has no geography class, apparently.

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Muskoka to La 2012/05/21 18:17:30

Do you expect to learn everything in school?

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La to Muskoka 2012/05/22 00:58:41

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Idk, basic things like WHERE YOUR COUNTRY IS ON THE WORLD MAP, I would expect to know that by, say, age 6.

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Muskoka to La 2012/05/25 06:08:49

Most parents have trouble even teaching their kids to dress themselves by that age these day.

My daughter knew a lot of those kinds of facts befor she went to school, but the majority of kids rarely do

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La to Muskoka 2012/05/30 02:51:57

Just because so many parents apparently can't teach their kids anything...doesn't make it acceptable.

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Muskoka to La 2012/06/12 06:24:45

I never said it was acceptable. I think it is pathetic.

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Evil Temptress 2012/05/21 01:19:07

None of the above

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I'm not sure what your actual question is based on the answers you've provided but the last I heard Americans were some of the worst at geography in the world. I blame our education system, quite frankly.

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Yosyp to Evil Te... 2012/05/21 01:21:24

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my question was why can't anyone find the US on a map because I think its shape is unique and for me, its one of the easiest nations to find on a map because of answers I provided

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Evil Te... to Yosyp 2012/05/21 01:27:11

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Yeah I have no clue why other people are as ignorant as they appear. It has always looked like a bunny, to me, on the east coast. It's why I give kids geography toys as gifts; wooden US map puzzles with the pieces being the states with the names and capitols on them, stuffed globe, children's atlases... Just don't want the next generations to be as ignorant as the world believes of us.

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Muskoka to Evil Te... 2012/05/21 18:17:57

Do you expect to learn everything in school?

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Evil Te... to Muskoka 2012/05/21 20:59:23

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Of course not. I expect to be taught the basics, though.

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beach bum 2012/05/21 01:00:02

Undecided

+1
a cow maybe

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FencerCat 2012/05/21 00:06:52

Undecided

+3
Some people I wonder about. I can find the US on a globe or world map, no problem. I can find the state I live in as well as the state I grew up in. I can also find many, but admittedly not all of the other individual states unless their names are on the map. I did learn all of the states and their capitals when I was in school, something that subsequent generations apparently didn't spend as much time with. Ukraine? I'm not sure whether or not I could find it on a map, but I have been there and it is quite a beautiful country.

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Yosyp to FencerCat 2012/05/21 00:14:54

+2
Thank You :)

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die Küss der Tod 2012/05/20 23:01:46

Don't know

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I don't know how any American can look at a map and be unable to find the US. You're absolutely right--it has a unique shape. Then again, I'm just really good at geography so I would. lol

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Gloria 2012/05/20 21:52:50

None of the above

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Citizens of the US are notorious for not knowing geography. The US on the map is unique because it looks like a kitty cat that too fat. Beyond finding the US on a globe or world map ask someone to find the states? Good luch with that!

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bansheebanski 2012/05/20 21:15:23

Don't know

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i dont think the thing about 1 out of 5 americans cant find it is true were not the smartest but i dont think we are that dumb lol also depends wat state they were asking in

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FunnyLittleNightmare 2012/05/20 16:30:21

Don't know

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I've heard an American say that Europe was a country in Britain. I know not all Americans are like that but that was quite possibly the most stupid thing I've ever heard.

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Demon Destroyer 2012/05/20 16:15:35

None of the above

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Some of them couldn't find their ass with both hands and a map

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Dave Sawyer ♥ Child of God ♥ 2012/05/20 14:35:15 (edited)

None of the above

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I think it is our lax (and unreasonably expensive) public education that is at fault.

When I was in Junior High School (7th, 8th, and 9th grades), I could draw the United States with all its States from memory.

BTW, Mexico is not a part of the United States.

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Yosyp to Dave Sa... 2012/05/20 14:44:46

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i know Mexico is not part of the United States, I said Mexico along with Florida because of the way they stick out on the map.

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Kaimeso 2012/05/20 14:26:38 (edited)

None of the above

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That is probably because more than 1 in 5 high school graduates think Alaska is just off the coast of Southern California,..

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tommyg ... to Kaimeso 2012/05/21 19:12:19

LMAO Good one.

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Sister Jean 2012/05/20 13:37:44

None of the above

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agree

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socokid 2012/05/20 12:59:20

None of the above

+6
98% of all non-resources statistics are made up.

94% of young Americans can find their own country on a blank map.

http://www.nationalgeographic...

92% can find Canada, 88% can find Mexico.

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La to socokid 2012/05/21 02:12:05

+1
These statistics don't come from young Americans, they come from adult Americans.

;)

See: The Chaser's War on Everything

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socokid to La 2012/05/21 02:41:17

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Funny how comedians, and people missing "Editor's note: This story is satire" at the top of the page that makes these claims, can create such a pervasive, and silly rumor.

;-)

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La to socokid 2012/05/21 12:32:38

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I.....don't know what you're referring to. I'm not talking about the other SH poll that has been discussed in this thread.

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socokid to La 2012/05/21 13:50:42

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Oh, sorry!

It seems it all started here...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com...

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Muskoka to socokid 2012/05/21 18:20:37

Sorry, but the majority of American do not even know where Canada is,

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socokid to Muskoka 2012/05/21 18:30:02 (edited)

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Source? Mine shows 92% of young Americans know where Canada is. Unless half of them "forget" (LOL) about the country that borders half their country?

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