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Peer reviewedGritzner, Charles F. – Journal of Geography, 1981
Discusses geography's rather low status and relatively poor public image in the United States and some of the consequences. Among the world's educated industrial nations, the United States ranks among the least literate in a geographical sense. (RM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction, Higher Education
