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“Less Than Third of American Millennials Able to Identify Israel on Map”
by LEA SPEYER/ALGEMEINER.COM   
September 18th, 2016

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Less than one-third of US-educated millennials are able to identify Israel on a map, a new survey has found.
According to the joint study  titled What College-Aged Students Know About the World: A Survey on Global Literacy  conducted by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and National Geographic, a mere 31 percent of respondents knew the location of Israel on a map of the Middle East.

Close to 50% were able to locate Iraq and Iran on a map, with 61% able to identify Saudi Arabia.

A small number of respondents  29%  were able to identify Indonesia and its distinction as the country with the largest majority Muslim population in the world.

CFR and National Geographic concluded that the survey revealed significant gaps between what young people understand about todays world and what they need to know to successfully navigate and compete in it.

The average score of respondents was only 55% correct, the report said. Just 29% of respondents earned a minimal pass  66% correct or better. Just over one percent&earned an A, 91% or higher.

The survey was conducted online and is based on responses of 1,203 participants aged 18 to 26 who currently attend or have recently attended a two or four-year college or university in the US.

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