AMERICANS’ dismal knowledge of the world is well-known and often laughed at. Despite the United States’ attack on Afghanistan to drive out the Taliban and battle Al-Qaeda, 83% of young Americans could not find that country on a world atlas. Even now, when the US is preparing to invade Iraq, most Americans don’t know where the country is. 

But, when it comes to identifying the locations of popular TV shows, like Survivor, they have no problem.