Too Many Don't Know Much about Geography

GLOBAL CITIZENS NEED TO LEARN GEOGRAPHY IN ORDER TO SURVIVE IN THE 21^ST CENTURY

By Kevin Stoda, Philippines

I think a lot of Americans were hoodwinked by the global-warming- naysayers because they and the naysayers both have really studied geography most of their adult lives. (Obviously, as children they simply crammed for exams--and then forgot what they learn-- or did not do well.)

Last month, I twice hear Filipinos claiming that their homeland, the Philippines, has the 4^th largest population in the world. Later, I read the same outright WRONG belief stated as fact by one of the editorials in a major Filipino paper.

NUMBER 12

Here are the facts about global population and how the Philippines fits in: PHILIPPINES, I was surprised to learn, was number 12 on the list. (I thought is was much further back.) The list below is from Wikopedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population

Not only are Filipinos bad in geography, but so are about 4 in 5 people on the planet. I think there might be a lot less wars and racism if people new their history and geography better. Don't you?