The tragic thing is that I'm sure that if you plucked out random teens off Britains streets and asked them a similar question I'm not sure they'd fair much better..

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idea that if you didn't own a map you may not know where in the world your country is. Jesus H Christ!, as an American might say.

just wow

worryingly it didn't come as a surprise

who didn't burst out laughing. Now that's a professional!

I hope you aren't being a racist.

*Inserts big smiley to indicate jokey nature of post*

a bright future for her in politics

Seriously though I must admit to a love of geography and maps in particular and a growing awe of the disinterest of people in the world beyond their door.

I am also distraught at the trust people put in technology like 'sat-nav'.

A story from my neck of the woods that you may have seen:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12360687

...she's in front of an audience and nervous and that may well be why she lost her train of thought.

Give her a break! I could find the US on a map but I wouldn't have a hope of winning a beauty pageant.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12359446

would be the first thing on my mind if I were to meet her.