How important is Geographic Knowledge ?

Doug · Sep 8, 2011

not exactly what I was hunting for here....

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html

My concept is that an a well educacated person like a Doctor, Lawyer, Engineer, Senator , etc. would fail to identify the 50 states by name given a table sized map and a crayon and 30 minutes to do it....as a pop quiz.

I'd fail to get 100 %! Everything West of the Miss River would be easy, and everything on the Eastern Seaboard from Maine to Fla.... It Would be those states just East of The Miss River that would be my problem area.....Let me study that for 10 minutes, and I'm good then !

I doubt many west coasters know the difference between NH and VT. ...so If I'm in LA and need a DDS, I don't want their geography grades from colledge, before they drill ! ( LOL).

I don't want the dentist to be be able to fill in the country names of a blank African "planchet" or whatever you call it.....fill the damn cavity, Dr. Payne !

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Bourn · Sep 8, 2011

74%
Average Miles 118
480 Sec

Doug · Sep 9, 2011

Wife pisses me off with stupid constant questions, everytime she hears something on the news... Doug, where is Virginia, Maine, Georgia, California....What's the temperature there ?

no concept that that Ca Is 800 mi N/S, or that Maine is North of Ct and should be Cooler on average, or that the Pacific Ocean is like 3,000 miles away in San Diego, just honestly clueless .....

no grasp that that Hartford to Orlando is like a 20 hour drive....even after doing it with once.

Well driving to SD is like 3k miles..... Cheese and rice !

Doug · Sep 9, 2011

I usually just tell her these places are in Canada and I can't get a passport because of my outstanding warrants....there are none.....the statue of limertations fell off on most of those felonies.... ?, already

Doug · Sep 9, 2011

I'm purely posting in gest to any RCMP !

Bourn · Sep 9, 2011

I'd be scared to see what my girlfriend would do on that map quiz. I guarantee her 8 year old would do better.

JakeT. · Sep 9, 2011

Nailed Alaska!

JakeT. · Sep 9, 2011

80%, 34 miles.

Should have been better because I accidentally released the mouse on California.

Bourn · Sep 9, 2011

I just had my gf take it and just surprised the hell out of me!

86% 55 Miles and 665 seconds.

Now, i guess i'm the dumbass!!

X-Files · Sep 9, 2011

Doug said:
Wife pisses me off with stupid constant questions, everytime she hears something on the news... Doug, where is Virginia, Maine, Georgia, California....What's the temperature there ?

That's just code for, "I want to get laid".

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X-Files · Sep 9, 2011

Doug said:
Wife pisses me off with stupid constant questions, everytime she hears something on the news... Doug, where is Virginia, Maine, Georgia, California....What's the temperature there ?

no concept that that Ca Is 800 mi N/S, or that Maine is North of Ct and should be Cooler on average, or that the Pacific Ocean is like 3,000 miles away in San Diego, just honestly clueless .....

no grasp that that Hartford to Orlando is like a 20 hour drive....even after doing it with once.

Well driving to SD is like 3k miles..... Cheese and rice !

If you think that's bad, yesterday I told a Thai lady that Canada is beside the USA, but she wouldn't believe me and was sure it was in Europe.

wilheim · Sep 9, 2011

As a long time geography buff it amazes me when I hear people think they know where say Europe is on a globe or map and then point to Australia for just one example. I used to (a bit rusty now) be able to recite all 50 states with their capitols alphabetically backwards.

You start with Wyoming, capitol Cheyenne and in order get to Alabama, capitol Montgomery without making a mistake. I could still give it a whirl but no doubt someplace like South Carolina or Missouri would trip me up..

I know I can in a split second each find all 50 state capitols on a map of the US. Not bad at World Geography either...

wil...

wolfie_cr · Sep 9, 2011

you guys should know just to not look like dumb asses in front of the rest of the World (Americans sadly have reputation for not knowing where anything is , despite the fact that you guys have military bases pretty much everywhere and have been at war ....pretty much in every continent too)

as a tourist.....been to many states in the US and the only ones I have little clue about are the tiny ones (on "top right")

as a superpower I believe US citizens should be able to know a little bit of history (even if biased...hey we know the winners write the history books) and a little bit of geography

I really don't understand why being ignorant is even fashionable these days......

KillaRSox · Sep 9, 2011

This is the one area of study I wish I knew more about. I've always been terrible with geography.

wolfie_cr · Sep 9, 2011

KillaRSox said:
This is the one area of study I wish I knew more about. I've always been terrible with geography.

buy a world map
put in office /bedroom /garage whatever
learn a big country each day and read a little about it in wikipedia, voila

steaktartar · Sep 9, 2011

82% 32 miles.effed up rhode island and missouri alittle

bigbet1234 · Sep 9, 2011

just kill her and get it over with

Doug said:
Wife pisses me off with stupid constant questions, everytime she hears something on the news... Doug, where is Virginia, Maine, Georgia, California....What's the temperature there ?

no concept that that Ca Is 800 mi N/S, or that Maine is North of Ct and should be Cooler on average, or that the Pacific Ocean is like 3,000 miles away in San Diego, just honestly clueless .....

no grasp that that Hartford to Orlando is like a 20 hour drive....even after doing it with once.

Well driving to SD is like 3k miles..... Cheese and rice !

JakeT. · Sep 9, 2011

steak tartar said:
82% 32 miles.effed up rhode island and missouri alittle

I'm retaking it because I should have been tied with you if California didn't slip. Gotta beat steak.

JakeT. · Sep 9, 2011

78% this time. FML.

texansfan · Sep 9, 2011

90%
avg error was 15 miles
521 seconds

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