Children fail to find UK in map survey

Monday 2 April 2012

MORE than three-quarters of British children have been abroad – but one in 10 cannot find the UK on a map, a survey has found.

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The study of 1000 children aged between six and 10 also revealed 41% of them did not know the UK was in Europe. It found 78% of them had been abroad, 48% to Spain by the age of 10 and 42% to France.

However, 45% could not find Spain on a map and 36% were unable to identify the location of France.The US was the third most popular holiday destination, with 19% of those surveyed having crossed the Atlantic – but 42% did not know where it was, and 5% of those surveyed by Heathrow believed it shared a border with the UK.The children performed better when asked to find countries outside of Europe, with 78% identifying Australia, and 73% able to locate Russia.Perhaps helping to explain their lack of knowledge when it comes to geography, 24% of the children said they did not know what an atlas was.Heathrow has installed giant globes in its terminals in time for the Easter holidays to help children locate their destination – and maybe place the UK.

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