High school students ignorant of their geography
Published: 26 Apr 08 12:27 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/11374/20080426/
High school students in Umeå were unable to name Finland's capital city in a recent survey which showed an alarming ignorance of basic geography.
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More than 68 percent responded that they do no know where the European Union has its headquarters, 75 percent could not place Teheran in Iran and 96 percent could not name two Swedish national parks.
"This is the level of knowledge on which they will then make their decisions," said dismayed student Christian Lund to Västerbottens-Kuriren.
Lund wonders how the students will later be able to develop their opinions in democratic and societal issues such as the environment, sustainable development and politics without some basic knowledge of geography.
The results of the study will be sent to schools minister, Jan Björklund.
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