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Originally posted by WillowIX:
I agree with Larry. This survey probably isnīt very accurate but it is alarming. Now I can probably point out the location of Iraq since itīs north of Saudi Arabia and east of Syria. But to remember all nations locations is not theeasiest thing. Thereīs almost 200 nations in the world today. Iraq is one of the countries Americans are becoming more aware of. American adults at least. And is the Gulf war taught in history classes? Thereīs hardly any news of Iraq in Canadian media. A factor could alos be that we are a bit more "isolated" over here. In Europe you study the history of Europe (and the world too) whereas we concentrate on North America. Why? Because neither America nor Canada fave had any colonies in Africa or North America. We have never had any major wars on our continent, Europe has had several. So studying history in European schools will enhance the geographical knowledge wonīt it? You canīt read about the colonization without studying North America, Asia and Africa. If you study the 30 year war or the 100 year war you also study European geography etc. And the crusades give you knowledge about the Middle East. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Sorry but from three genrations of G.C.S.E History (With out higher eduaction in history) you will learn about World War II from the Alies perspective (Us really good, them bad), bring up the German perspective and they change the subject (used to love doing that.), the battle of Hastings, The American west (three times in four years!!!) and the Industrual Revolution and very little else. Geography is not much better. You get the Nile, San Palo in Brizal, different types of river formations (ox-bow lakes, etc) and the weather system.
You learn what you need to pass and little else.
I got twenty on the test yea!