(sorry for my english) I have heard that in United States, people thinks Spain is in Southamerica.. It´s true?? I hope that no...(I dont want to offend no one, but I had to answer it!!!
2007-03-21 11:59:09 · 7 answers · asked by Random 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
It's a fact that Americans are notorious for their poor geography. In one Yahoo! Answers question, when asked which state contained the top 10 tallest US peaks, "Mexico" was one reply (wtf!) and "Kansas" (Great Plains) was another. Only 17 percent of young adults could correctly identify Afghanistan from a map. About 50% could not identify New York or Ohio on a map. Besides Mexico, the US is the most geographically illiterate country, probably due to the common "It's only my backyard that counts" or the "Team America We're-the best in the-world" idea.
2007-03-21 12:56:39 · answer #1 · answered by bibliomaniac15 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. However, most people think that all Hispanic or Latinos come from Mexico....Our geography is pretty pitiful, but that's because it's no longer taught in schools. Half of the people supporting the war in Iraq have no clue where it is...
2007-03-21 14:10:47 · answer #2 · answered by cstravagante 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think everyone knows that Spain is a country in Europe.
But they do speak Spanish in South America
2007-03-21 12:09:13 · answer #3 · answered by baby_savvy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For Spain they still do know ( at least Antonio Banderas sounds familiar to them), but ask them about Croatia! That's a tough one.
2007-03-21 13:31:59 · answer #4 · answered by meow_bi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but many people believe that anything between Texas and the South Pole is Mexico.
2007-03-21 12:39:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Most people are aware that Spain is a country.
2007-03-21 12:03:55 · answer #6 · answered by sarge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not true, we all know its in China!
2007-03-21 12:44:01 · answer #7 · answered by rico3151 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋