There are also some very disturbing statistics about the knowledge of many Americans.
"About 11 percent of young citizens of the U.S. couldn't even locate the U.S. on a map. The Pacific Ocean's location was a mystery to 29 percent; Japan, to 58 percent; France, to 65 percent; and the United Kingdom, to 69 percent."
Survey Reveals Geographic Illiteracy (nationalgeographic.com)