Only 35% of Americans ages 18-24 could locate France on a map.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/11/1120_021120_GeoRoperSurvey.html
>>55911251
I'm pretty sure not even a third of French people of that age couldn't locate the state of Washington on a map. Can't tell for other Europeans.
could
they dont teach european geography in school
I had to know all the countries of Africa and Europe by the end of the second grade. Who did they survey for this? Niggers?
Why does it matter? None of use are going there due to risk of being murdered by mudslimes.
>>55911806
But shouldn't it be common sense to know where a country is located when you talk about it on social media?
>>55911251
How many 18-24 year old frogs could locate Montana on a map?
>>55911919
>http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/11/1120_021120_GeoRoperSurvey.html
>2002
>>55911706
The state of Washington isn't the USA's most relevant state. That's like asking an American if he could locate Moldova on a map.
>France
Who?
>>55911251
Sweet VPN eurobro ;^)
>>55911251
Who cares. I can't locate a single US state on a map either.
>>55912198
Than let's go for texas.
>>55911706
>Washington
>A country
>>55912252
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>literally american education
>>55912173
the freedom fry incident occurred in 2003 too
>>55912334
It doesn't matter if it's a country besides Europe is becoming much more of a conglomerate of these "countries" much like the U.S. and states.
>>55911979
>>55911706
Implying american states are relevant. How many french regions do you think americunts know?
>>55912198
Well France isn't anywhere near as relevant as the place where Microsoft is located
>>55912332
Easy...Find Mexico first then look up.
>>55911251
But 100% of Muslims can :^)
>>55911251
>2002
>not the current year
come on anon...
>>55911251
PROOFS?
>I believe it
>>55912560
I know, but let's see how much of a European's population can correctly identify it.
>>55912560
It gets trickier with states that aren't on the border or ocean. Most of us europeans mess up there.
Though I'm sure a good deal of us can find the original 13 colonies and commiefornia.
>>55912440
France, one of the most important countries throughout western history, world power, centre for arts, culture, science, engineering, and you mean to tell me it is on equal footing with some state on the west coast with a tenth of its population?
>>55911251
And the worst part is that they still can locate France better than Germany or England
>>55913059
those maps are cringeworthy man. fucking americans
>>55912198
but i can its between ukraine and romania
>>55911251
how many french can point wisconsin on a map? the US is just as big as europe, after all. if they cant name every single state and their location, they have nothing to talk about
>>55913059
Hahahahahahaa
>>55913037
geography and history are two different things. a map is a map
>>55911251
>Believing internet statistics
Yes my friend, and half of all British women don't know where their vagina is.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-health/11063825/Half-of-young-women-cant-locate-their-vaginas.html
>>55913059
>no one missed spain
Neat
>>55912453
Ill de France
Aquitaine
Brittany
Normandy
Corsica
Not sure if those are all official "regions" though
>>55913218
I'm American and I can't even name all the flyover states of the great plains. If it's not near a coast don't bet on me being able to label it on a map.
>>55913218
It's not about size, it's about relevance
Provinces =/= countries
Knowing US states equates to knowing German landers
Knowing European countries equates to knowing American countries (from Canada to Chile)
>>55913059
>These are all fake
Kek
>>55913059
>another mongolia
>USSR
>Germanny
>Isn't Ireland around here
this is the dominant world power
>>55911251
http://www.movinstream.com/videos/11869/la-g-ographie-et-les-touristes-fran-ais-le-petit-journal/
No need to translate.
>>55913059
>cold
eh most of them got it right
>>55913640
>It's not about size, it's about relevance
It's really not. It's about size and the relative number of nearby states )by this I mean nations). If you're a geographically small nation surrounded by a dozen other geographically small nations, don't expect someone from another continent to recognize your little chunk of land.
>>55913640
exactly, all the little european countries have no relevance in america, so we dont bother learning them
>>55913395
all long as the guys can find it, is it really a problem?
>>55913591
Don't bother, they're just being reformed lol.
>>55913672
nope
http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/americans-try-to-place-european-countries-on-a-map#.heV563mrD
>>55913468
They just recognize the important europe nations. Thats ok for me.
Can u guys place the countries of southamerica?. No, because no one gives a fuck.
>>55913640
>equates to knowing American countries (from Canada to Chile)
Btw by the time you got past Mexico, you'd be lost. Chile and Brazil are easy for anyone to spot, the rest not so much.
>>55913059
I think there's one where Europeans try to name the US states.
>>55913640
>Knowing US states equates to knowing German landers
Not at all. Many US states have larger economies, greater populations, and more powerful militaries than most countries.
Pic related: states matched up to countries with equal GDPs
Literally who cares?
When is knowing the physical location of a country ever going to help you except in a completely trivial situation.
This is exactly the reason we make maps, so we don't have to go to the trouble of memorizing all this shit.
And all this is coming from someone who's actually trying to learn the names, flags, and location of every country, not because it's useful information, but because it's interesting trivia.
It will have literally no effect on my life to learn these things.
>2002
>>55911251
This cannot be true. France is the easiest country to name, besides bongistan or russia
>>55911251
I bet most of the people in IS would know
>>55913990
Didn't realize US states had their own militaries, wow thanks, learn something new every day
I think a majority of Europeans could correctly point out California, Florida, Texas, New York and Michigan.
Could the majority of Americans point out The U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Spain?
Apparently not according to the thread
>>55913897
I was quoting one of the maps nigger.
>>55913990
>Alaska
>Not Russian flag
>Florida
>Not Cuban flag
>California
>Not NK flag
>Arizona
>Not Mexican flag
>Hawaii
>Not Japanese flag
>New York
>Not Israeli flag
>>55914214
Well, of course, since they were born there...
>>55911979
>mfw I just finished learning all American states this week
>mfw I'm 22yo and majoring in physics
to be fair, Montana, Idaho, Dakota, Wyoming, etc. are less relevant politically than Moldova.
>>55914544
Lel GDP equivalence
>>55913873
>Canadafag thinks his country has more relevance than little European countries
Germany GDP $3.678 trillion
France GDP $2.544 trillion
UK GDP $2.446 trillion
Italy GDP $2.126 trillion
Canada GDP $1.827 trillion
>tfw lower GDP than Luigi
>>55912453
>implying there's a single Yuropoor shithole that's even half as relevant as any US state
>>55913059
As an American, can confirm. My answers would be pretty much the same. They don't teach us county locations in Europe (or at least not in my crappy school in SC). So I just know from looking at maps and news. I could get UK, Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Greece, Netherlands, and Finland, but the rest would just by random guesses
>implying common information memorization is important anymore in our technological world
>>55914765
what do i care about europe? i dont live there. so yeah, europe is irrelevant here, so we dont bother learning about it. just because you make more money, doesnt mean people give a shit about you
>>55913059
i'm 21, dropped out before i finished grade 10 and i still know more about the world than most people i meet under the age of 30. ESPECIALLY uni students, they're fucking retarded
>>55911979
I could. I work for US Ford Claims, I even know time zones for each state.
>>55914231
Well, they have State National Guards, of which the state Governor is nominally in control. Of course they don't act as independent militaries, but most of the 190 or so countries in the world barely have any military.
>>55914544
Your shit appears to be all fucked
>>55913059
I got all but the bulkans/small slav countries, aside from poland and romania.
>>55912198
And France isn't Europe's most relevant country.
>>55911251
Courtesy of our fantastic liberal public schooling.
>>55915467
>HURRR LIBRUL FAULT
I'm not surprised but it's not a big deal imo.
I only know where countries are because I have to for my major (international affairs) and I play autistic map painting games.
A few years ago I showed my mom a picture of Europe and asked her where France was and she pointed to Spain, and she's actually been to France.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4paLVu0gNcQ
>>55915518
Yes I just said that Pedro.
feels good to be elite desu
>>55915467
>muh librul bias
>>55912873
Doesn't seem fair, Texas has a pretty damn well distinctive shape, let's say New York
>>55915999
Lol they've been pumping the education system with cash whilst lowering standards to create an illusion of progress for the past 6-7 years.
Liberal controlled cities, such as detroit, have over a 2/3 failure in required fields like math and English.
>>55914813
Up to 25 States don't reach the population of a Republic of Ireland.
The freedom of movement on a federal level is more relevant here.
The disparity between states is quite present.
The main powerhouses are California, Texas, Florida and New York representing 1/3 of the population of the US.
Of course, in other aspects, there are states with insignificant population and territory, but with huge influence like Delaware, mostly because of company registers.
Who gives a fuck? Just google it.
>>55913059
Luxembourg got rekt in the 3rd pic
>>55913902
Yes, because there's maybe ten of them.
I played a lot of Total War as a teenager so I've never had issues with memorizing the locations of European countries.
>>55913934
>Btw by the time you got past Mexico, you'd be lost
No really, I know all of them, even Nicaragua
But then again, I'm from /int/
The average normie could place Canada, USA, Mexico, Brazil and maybe Argentina
Played a lot of Sid Meier's Civilization as a kid so I can correctly identify pretty much anywhere on a map
>>55913059
how old is that shit? Montenegro isn't even on the map
At least playing tons of EU4 taught me enough geography to where I can point out most countries on a map.
>>55912704
>>55912198
>implying France is Europes most relevant country
>>55916299
>for the past 6-7 years
and the situation was better in 2000?
I don't see the point of questions like this. Is knowing a piece of trivia that can easily be looked up in 3 seconds on a phone particularly useful or necessary to know? All this means, is that many Americans don't learn European geography and they don't learn it because they probably don't need it. And why does it matter that it is France? Where is Togo? Where is Mozambique? Where is Burma? Where is Djibouti? Where is Faroe Islands? Where is Kiribati? Where is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines? Why does it matter?
>>55918394
All those other countries are no as relevant and havent shaped the world for hundreds of years. If you cant locate france on a map then you are an idiot.
>>55915054
>What do i care about history? I dont live then
>What do i care about litterature/mathematics/physics/philosophy? Those dont help me cut wood
Plz Canadabro, up your game.
>>55918543
No, if you can't locate France on a map then you have never acquired the knowledge of where France is on a map. You could have an IQ of 200 but not know a piece of trivia.
>>55918394
it's just general knowledge
it won't radically change your life but it's one of the things that separates people from niggers
am I the only one here who knows all of the countries aside from the tiny pacific and caribbean islands that are too small to be on a map?
sometimes I confuse the Euro micronations and African islands though
>>55918823
I fundamentally disagree with this. I think it is more important to worry about what things we can and can't figure out than to just know facts we can look up. It just doesn't matter that many Americans can't locate France on a map. They don't need to know where it is, they probably haven't learned where it is, etc. It's just trivia.
>>55919078
Probably. What's the point in knowing that? There's no need to waste your time memorizing that when you can just look it up and find out immediately.
>>55919078
same here
sometimes mix up the central American and west African states myself though
>>55918687
To be fair if your doing anything in your life other than cutting wood you're probably a bitch.
>>55919143
>goes to /pol/
>probably hates degenerates
>supports being ignorant on basic world history and geography
how
>>55914689
Actually those States are still extremely relevant when it comes to the United States. Our elecoral system is so fucked up that all those states get 2 senators. Montana, the Dakotas, Idaho, and Wyoming probably have less than 5 million people in them yet make up a tenth of the US senate. Funnily enough I'm pretty sure most of those states only have 1 representative in the house.
>>55918394
Most of it isn't trivia and you only have to look it up if you're one of those people that needs a mnemonic to remember left from right.
Remembering these countries is as simple as knowing a little bit about anything, especially for the larger and more major countries. It's not rote memorization, because even if you care very little about the geography of Europe you could basically derive the whole thing just by knowing a couple major points and having even an inkling of an idea of how the world works, especially if the fucking map with national borders is placed in front of you. This is called using your brain.
Not knowing the major parts of Europe is a sign that you don't know anything about anything, so if you don't care that people can quickly recognize you for a moron, then sure, there's no reason to care about it.
Americans do this because we're a bunch of lovable fucking morons, it's not because it doesn't matter.
>>55912198
And as of Friday, France isn't a real country anymore. You're lucky we didn't name a state closer to its relevance proportionally, like Montana.
>>55916801
kek
>>55919959
Why isn't it a country anymore? Because it's overrun by muslims? Tell me again how America is the Holy Land of the aryan man.
>>55913059
>all of these are fakes
>USSR
>More spain
Well basing on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWvyFA3NtfQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY5xHCa3PkU
I can say that it doesn't matter if anyone can locate France since it is going to become an Islamic state
>>55913059
Cool I have something to do now. Printing countries and learning their locations thx anon.
L8 /pol
>>55912453
>Implying american states are relevant
Euros don't seem to realize, our states are the equivalent of their countries.
>>55920944
doesn't matter if you can find America since it's already a nigger state
>>55912560
north and east.
>>55921459
>texas
>>55921459
I guess the entire Asian part of Russia is more relevant than all of the USA now.
>>55921459
>>55912453
Considering a single US state is the size of a European country, that's not a fair comparison. How many Europeans know the counties of Wyoming?
>>55921604
dat pic
top kek
>>55921747
And California has a higher GDP than Russia.
>>55913059
it was surprising to see Croatia that many times
>>55921459
>Implying that its the size of state/country that matters...
Siberia is bigger than USA so what now?
>>55921835
>GDP
>>55921835
so do Germany, France the UK and Italy
what's your point?
>>55913059
>graduated in the bottom 25% of my class
>couldn't get into college because shit grades mean im stupid
>see pick related
>"i have my masters"
>doesn't fucking know where russia is
I should really try to get into school.
>>55921958
I can find siberia on a map though, so what exactly is your point?
>>55922823
And everyone can find Texas on map, but by your post it seemed that you implied that importance of state/country is measured by their size.
>>55922823
Amerifags point was that they shouldn't have to know where France is because Eurofags don't know where Washington is and they are the same size.
>>55922748
>pick related
>pick
>pickture
>>55923424
>phones never correct things
>>55923226
>by your post it seemed that you implied that importance of state/country is measured by their size.
Thats part of it, you can be an absolutely phenomenal country, but if you can walk across it in a day it will never be relevant. Look at Russia, its not that they are a great power house nation its that they are huge, if it was tiny we would just treat it like best korea.
There is a lot that goes into what measures the importance of a country, but size by landmass is a big one, as is military, location, GDP, and hundreds of other things, the point still stands though, most US states are on par with countries in europe. Its honestly a sore spot since they really could be countries but we decided it was better to be kuked by the feds.
>>55911251
I'm 19 and I know where all the major european countries
fucking niggers
>>55911804
underrated post
>>55911706
Well France has had a huge influence on human history so you'd expect it to be slightly more well known the the fucking state of washington
>>55912198
but I can locate moldova on a map
