Comments on: MapsForUs.org to the rescue http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/ Geospatial Technology, Web Mapping and Spatial Services Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:09:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: American’s need maps… http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6564 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:01:29 +0000 http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6564 [...] came across this on James Fee’s blog. Miss South Carolina is asked why she thinks it is that recent polls have shown a fifth of [...]

]]> By: Caitlin http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6563 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 03:59:55 +0000 http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6563 Miss SC Teen USA’s answer:

“I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don’t have maps and that I believe our education, such as in South Africa and the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should our education over here in the US should help the US, or should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future.”

]]> By: peepee http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6562 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:15:52 +0000 http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6562 What did she say? I never got to see the video?

]]> By: Tia http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6561 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:07:05 +0000 http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6561 Pinpointing North America on a Map Is a Breeze
Nearly all (94%) young Americans can find the United States on the world map, and Canada
(92%) and Mexico (88%) are nearly as familiar. Wide majorities can find bordering bodies of
water including the Pacific Ocean (79%) and the Gulf of Mexico (75%). Trends from 2002
suggest that more young adults can pick out Canada and Mexico (with few signs of change for
other countries). However, it is concerning that one in ten of those with up to a high school
education cannot identify the U.S., and one in five cannot find the Pacific Ocean.

Source
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/roper2006/findings.html

]]> By: American’s need maps… at Paul’s place http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6560 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:37:37 +0000 http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6560 [...] came across this on James Fee’s blog. Miss Carolina is asked why she thinks it is that recent polls have shown a fifth of americans [...]

]]> By: Giasen http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6559 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:51:08 +0000 http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6559 Is there a “Miss South Carolina Random Answer Generator” yet?

]]> By: Grinder http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6558 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:25:12 +0000 http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6558 If you look at the education system in South African and China you will know that all American children come from places that really all South African and Vietnam children obtain free as part of the welfare system than has it’s roots with American and Iraq forces deep rooted in the Kenyan education and health and human services industry.

]]> By: Maps For Us : Geo Lounge http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6557 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:27:43 +0000 http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6557 [...] blog was only launched today, but already there are some hilarious map posts.  Thanks to a heads up over on James Fee’s [...]

]]> By: Giasen http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6556 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:44:44 +0000 http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6556 In all fairness to Miss SC…

A. Did anybody find out where that statistic even came from yet?

B. Are there any comparable stats from foreign countries whose education stats are ‘reliable’?

C. If I were her age and with her, I am fairly certain the only geography we would be discussing would be countours…

]]> By: The real Jack Dangermond http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6555 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:32:25 +0000 http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/08/29/mapsforusorg-to-the-rescue/#comment-6555 The site was up for a minute now its back down.
It had some great maps, from old video games, to directions for the plumber.

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