Why we need to teach geography.mov

[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] what countries makeup Great Britain you've heard a Great Britain yeah if someone says they're going to Great Britain what language do they speak when they get there British they speak British nothing have you ever met anyone who speaks British no can you think of any word British no no Cooper oh yeah we're talking with Todd quiet you've met someone from Amsterdam what nationality would they be I have no idea mr. Danny and they wear wooden shoes who whereas wooden shoes toddlers cobblers they said they'd be cobblers right we're talking with Lynsey shape Lindsay and your high school student as well yes sir what is the world's tallest mountain it's not not much boy do you ever rest do i what ever rest yeah I ask you do you ever rest than useless i sat in a bar I shot a man and your high school where do people from Denmark called you meet a bunch of people from Denmark good morning then mardian and Marty ins Great Lakes on there oh boy like 100-something under can you name all I could be really wrong you name one great lake we're talking with Nick Nick what do you do um I go to high school well high school in Royse City Texas and what do you want to do when you get out I would like to be a film director film director okay you've heard of the English Channel yes goes between what two countries France and England England now is there any way to get there besides by boat I think there's like a bridge like a really long bridge and it goes under the water the bridge that goes under the water would be called what I don't your water bridge talking with Wilcox Caitlin you're from where Arkansas Arkansas okay how is the school system in Arkansas it's awesome it's good how many oceans are there oceans yeah I only been to one you've been to one which one we're talking did you go to make actually what the Pacific up in Florida how was it it's good what is the largest country in South America in South America and where is Iraq I don't know like South Europe or something South Iraq isn't South to go to Europe to go south what country would you find the Panama Canal Panama and now is there a country named Panama no no oh is it in the u.s. no why do they call the Panama Canal we think is there the kind of Panama maybe the very time when he did what he made the canal dependent Oh Panama Canal maybe one down to using Panama Canal II trying to get from where to where one place to another faster faster that yeah but from where does it go Oh Panama and France French where is the rack you know we have so much about a right back yeah Iraq is Ian I feel we can Afghanistan we're talking with Mackenzie Mexico where is the Berlin Wall located in the former Soviet Union oh darn is the Berlin Wall still there no what happened well David Hasselhoff him and what did David Hasselhoff act to do right I saw it on Ian he said that he should be in the memorial absolutely for the girl that's the boy I don't know even got some people in Denmark what are they what would they be called anymore a group of people in Denmark would be called Jewish alright first academic alert Wiggum Ralf no no Ralph this means you're failing English [Music]

Channel: Adam Johnson

Views: 9,858,315

Rating: 4.7816606 out of 5

Keywords: District, movie

Id: 7_pw8duzGUg

Length: 6min 22sec (382 seconds)

Published: Sun Aug 14 2011

Reddit Comments

[u/Skorto]

Q: A group of people from Denmark would be called?

A: Jewish people.

Lol, like for real?

[u/jecowa]

It's probably a lot harder to answer these questions when put on the spot by a celebrity.

[u/SamAcarious]

I love how that one kid just forgets what the heck a tunnel is

[u/shaoye8]

Honestly the less imbeciles who know geography the better, as it just makes those of us who are knowledgeable on the topic all the more special and valuable.

[u/favnh2011]

Very funny video.

[u/Don_Victus23]

That hurt to watch. I hope this was just a small part of a larger clip where there where some people who did know the answers.

[u/aicheo]

Can't say I'd do much better with Jay Leno standing a foot away from me! My nerves would make me blank.

[u/Roxytumbler]

What grade of motor oil should you use when 20c temperature? What are the quantum particles in an atom? What are the notes in an Am Pentatonic music scale? Who is the prime Minister of India ( 1.3 billion people)?

We each have selective opinions as to what is important 'basic' knowledge.

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China has 150 cities with over a million population. Most geography gurus could distinguish 95% of the names from dishes on a Chinese take out menu. Most of us wouldn't know the most basic answers to geography questions known by grade 3 students in India or Indonesia or Nigeria.

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