Ok, lately, I've seen many of us (including me) making dumb errors when it comes to our geography. A prime example is this:
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Originally posted by Jay Fenty
wait there is a puerto rico and a costa rico?
Tragic, right?
Lucky, I'm here to save the day. I officially declare an ATRL Geography Thread. Here, we can talk about countries, mountains, statues; basically anything related to Geography. And don't worry, I passed all my geography tests in grade 9 and 10 (except for that one quiz in 9th grade when I couldn't determine what a general, geotechnical, topographic and thematic map was. :rip)
Honestly, no offense, but, I really feel like Geography isn't an important subject in the US educational system. I know it works different in every state, but literally almost every American I've met doesn't know a thing about countries behind the US border. :shrug:
As someone who lives and is educated in Australia, let me just say that Australia IS a continent. Virtually every teacher I've had in primary school has taught me this, as well as my eight and ninth grade teachers. Thank you!
Honestly, no offense, but, I really feel like Geography isn't an important subject in the US educational system. I know it works different in every state, but literally almost every American I've met doesn't know a thing about countries behind the US border. :shrug:
Which is why we need to make it important in the US education system. I live here but all my geography is self-taught since like 2nd grade, when I learned that North and South America are continents, not just parts of the US
Is it a Los Angeles thing
