Geography Test
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I once knew a kid that was mildly autistic. He could name every country just by looking at the shape. No reference points like where it is on a map. Just the outline.
If you have ever played Worldle , that is what I am talking about .
If you have ever played Worldle , that is what I am talking about .
God help us if people are really that stupid.
My worry is that they aren't editing out dozens of people that got it right. I fear that they just asked a few people and they all were that stupid. LOL.
While I'm not very good at geography, any American with an inkling of education ought to be able to ID the US, Mexico, Canada, right? Australia, Greenland, Italy also ought to be pretty GD obvious, too. I'll bet many of those geography-challenged individuals could tell you how many different genders there are (according to Far Left, anyway), what systemic racism is, cite factoids about how awful DJT is, know all about abortion rights, etc. A large percentage of public school children aren't able to read or do math at grade level, obviously geography isn't being taught very well, etc. - besides indoctrination propaganda, what is our education bestowing on the students?
My favorite was the show Street Smarts when they asked these questions.
One question was what is the mother country of the US?
Answers
China.... (Really chop suey at Plymouth Rock?)
The best was it is definitely Australia.
One question was what is the mother country of the US?
Answers
China.... (Really chop suey at Plymouth Rock?)
The best was it is definitely Australia.
lol I’ll take that bet. If you can’t identify the United States on a map I’m going to assume they’re not spitting out facts about anything 😂
I would guess North Carolina but the way you asked it makes me think it’s probably NY or Maine.
-I’d say you should at least have to pass standardized testing or something unless you’re like a lot of kids I grew up with that had to quit school to help out on the farm and never graduated.
-I thought the Seychelles were a really nice island nation, is that wrong?
-I thought the Seychelles were a really nice island nation, is that wrong?
meh
My dad used to brag about being able to name all 120 counties in Kentucky. After a while, I was like "Great, that and $4 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks!" If I need to go to Bracken County, or McCracken County, can find either one in about ten seconds. Why try to memorize information that can be located in no time flat? I honestly don't remember any geography class in school that made me memorize countries, and I started elementary school in 1966.
Yeah, I can name most of the countries in western Europe and a few others mentioned above. But give me a blank map of Africa, Central and South America or Eastern Europe, where Czechoslovakia used to be, I probably would not get 50% right, if that. How many former USSR republics can you name, and can you fill them in on a map? I bet most of us wouldn't do any better than I can, but what does that prove? If I need to know where Kazakhstan is, I bet I can find it in ten seconds or less.
Now, if you just want to talk about the fallacies of teaching how to read, and write a coherent paper, or basic science, or basic math, or basic US history, then I am right there with you. We had a runner that worked for us that went to a local private high school, and one time when the topic of the civil war came up, she thought Washington was the president at that time. Hell, even 6% sales tax throws a lot of people. Restaurants now print what 10, 15, or 20% tip is, because most people can't do it in their head.
My dad used to brag about being able to name all 120 counties in Kentucky. After a while, I was like "Great, that and $4 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks!" If I need to go to Bracken County, or McCracken County, can find either one in about ten seconds. Why try to memorize information that can be located in no time flat? I honestly don't remember any geography class in school that made me memorize countries, and I started elementary school in 1966.
Yeah, I can name most of the countries in western Europe and a few others mentioned above. But give me a blank map of Africa, Central and South America or Eastern Europe, where Czechoslovakia used to be, I probably would not get 50% right, if that. How many former USSR republics can you name, and can you fill them in on a map? I bet most of us wouldn't do any better than I can, but what does that prove? If I need to know where Kazakhstan is, I bet I can find it in ten seconds or less.
Now, if you just want to talk about the fallacies of teaching how to read, and write a coherent paper, or basic science, or basic math, or basic US history, then I am right there with you. We had a runner that worked for us that went to a local private high school, and one time when the topic of the civil war came up, she thought Washington was the president at that time. Hell, even 6% sales tax throws a lot of people. Restaurants now print what 10, 15, or 20% tip is, because most people can't do it in their head.
You should visit North Sentinel Island, Wayne. Very inviting.
The reason modern culture is f’d is because nobody has gone there and wiped out those indigenous freaks and set up a Marriott. Colonization works. You’re either growing or you’re dying.
Back before credit cards became practically standard practice, I'd give cashiers bills and change with pennies to get back non-pennies. They'd look at me & wonder what the payment was about& I'd just tell them to enter the amount. Were always surprised when it came up as even change. For something like a $14.77 bill, I'd give them say $15.02 & get a quarter back.
To digress, why in the hell do we still use Mercator maps? In reality, Greenland's tiny compared to Africa.
And Maine is well south of Minnesota at the top.To digress, why in the hell do we still use Mercator maps? In reality, Greenland's tiny compared to Africa.
I always thought Djibouti was a joke name until one of my buddies got stationed there. LOL.
One thing about education... If you are learning stuff you tend to learn more stuff. The fact these people don't know the very basic of geography questions mean they probably don't know any of the other stuff either. The smartest people I've net usually knew stuff outside their wheelhouse.
Know a former Army buddy who left service and majored in Geography at UWis. He makes serious bank now in topographic modeling, etc.
Well, smarty pants, not EVERYONE is a renowned cartographer. LOL
I hope you're happy now, by making all of us feel stupid, you a-hole. Hahaha.
Same -- and then insist we quiz him until he got to 120 (and the county seat, too!) or an argument broke out (always the latter). Those were some long ass car rides as a kid.
Have you heard of the psychology study that asked "how would you feel if you didn't eat breakfast this morning"? Apparently the number of people incapable of hypothetical thinking is way up. Most people now will say they did eat breakfast or something like that. Or the inner monologue study... People now don't seem to be able to talk to themselves in a meaningful way.
You can knock memorization skills but I'd argue we are losing something by not pushing memory on young kids.
You can knock memorization skills but I'd argue we are losing something by not pushing memory on young kids.
In the early 90s I was taking the lady I was dating to a UK football game and we were going to spend the weekend. I stopped for gas in Richmond on the way in. She said, "we should go to King's Dominion while we're up here". I said, "you mean King's Island?" She said "no, King's Dominion". I told her that it was King's Island and it was in Ohio, not too far and maybe we'd go there on Sunday. I added that King's Dominion was in Richmond, VA. She looked puzzled and said, "isn't that where we are?"....
Americans are really bad at geography. Try asking someone to name states in a region.
Here's a good geography quiz question:
Kentucky lost ten people in April 2024 that moved to Arkansas. Why did the basketball improve so much?
Kentucky lost ten people in April 2024 that moved to Arkansas. Why did the basketball improve so much?
