Geography

I thought I'd say a little bit about the knowledge of geography. Hopefully if you are from the US or Canada, you know that there are 50 states, 10 provinces, and 3 territories. Maybe I'll give you a break for the territories since the most recent was added (1999) since I was taught this in school (1994). Anyway, I must say that the percentage of people in the US that I talked to who knew that British Columbia existed is far less than the percentage of people in Canada that I talked to who know generally where in the US South Carolina is located.

From the people in Canada I've asked (3), one had to memorize all the states and capitals, one had to memorize all the states, and one was just taught where all the states are located. My guess though is that Canadians in general know as much US geography as people in the US. (Notice that I avoid saying "American" due to dispute over this term.)

But, for the record, I can name 0 Mexican states, and never could.