-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: MAPS-L: geographical illiteracy Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:20:47 -0600 From: Geoff Forbes <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> I agree with the article that Brendan shared--it's no secret that the American education system needs to do a lot better when it comes to turning out geographically knowledgeable individuals. But I'm not sure this is an entirely American problem. When I was in Russia a few years ago I had a conversation with several Muscovites who told me that they knew very little geography beyond the former Soviet states. They certainly wouldn't have been able to place many Latin American countries on a world map... Best regards, Geoffrey Forbes Director of Sales LAND INFO Worldwide Mapping LLC Tel: +1.763.428.4129 Fax: +1.303.790.9734 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Web site: www.landinfo.com -----Original Message----- From: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Angie Cope, AGSL Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 7:39 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: MAPS-L: geographical illiteracy -------- Original Message -------- Subject: geographical illiteracy Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:37:40 +0200 From: Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Even the travel industry comments on American geographical illiteracy http://www.travelindustryreview.com/news/2443 Dr Brendan Whyte Hebrew University of Jerusalem