Where's Northward Korea?

Can yous correctly position the place of Democratic People's South Korea on an unlabeled map? If yous tin as well as hence yous are to a greater extent than probable to favor a diplomatic as well as non-military response to Democratic People's South Korea than mortal who can't discovery it on a map.

The New York Times asked 1,746 people to discovery Democratic People's South Korea on a map. 36 per centum got it right. These same 1,746 people were as well as hence asked a serial of questions most what classify of measures they would back upward the USA inwards carrying out against North Korea. Those who could position Democratic People's South Korea on a map were to a greater extent than inwards favor of economical sanctions. To hold upward fair fifty-fifty solely 9% of those who couldn't discovery Democratic People's South Korea on a map supported the stance of an American armed services response.


Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 similar experiment was carried out inwards 2014 holler for Americans if they could locate Ukraine on a map of the world. The experiment, carried out past times political scientists from Dartmouth College, Harvard University as well as Princeton University, had similar results. Only 1 inwards half dozen Americans could correctly locate Ukraine on a map.

The Americans were too asked a position out of questions most how the USA should answer to Russia's invasion of the Crimean peninsula. The farther the respondents gauge was from the right place as well as hence the to a greater extent than probable they were to back upward armed services intervention past times the USA.

It appears that geographic literacy makes people to a greater extent than diplomatic as well as less militaristic.