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Thursday, August 30, 2007 12:00 AM

Hey, Americans can too find the U.S. on a map!

Miss Teen South Carolina flubbed her answer. But it was the question that did real damage.
By Farhad Manjoo

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  • Thursday, August 30, 2007 02:21 PM

    Finding the U.S. on a map.

    The question states that 1 in 5 Americans, not young Americans, couldn't find our nation on a map. This may well have to do with internet savvy, especially among my peers. However, the survey fails to take into account older generations. I have a feeling the statistics would lean much closer to the ones in the question that the vapid, would-be beauty queen misheard.

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