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Literary
September 1, 1926
The Watchman And Southron
Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
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Article reports on surveys identifying most frequently mentioned countries, rivers, mountains, and islands in American media and education, based on National Geographic Society findings.
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MOST POPULAR GEOGRAPHIC NAMES
The United States. England France, New York City. China, London, and Germany.
These are the names of countries most commonly mentioned in the United States, according to tests reported in the Yearbook of the Department of Superintendence, National Education Association.
"Surveys also have determined what, from the American point of view, are the mountains, cities and other geographic features most needful for a schoolchild to know, on the basis of the times he will encounter them in his newspaper and other reading," says a bulletin from the Washington, D. C. headquarters of the National Geographic Society.
"The Amazon still is the longest and largest of rivers, but the Rhine ranks first in geographical interest, according to one rating. And after the Rhine come the Nile, Danube, Mississippi, Hudson Volga, Euphrates, Saar, Jordan and Thames. The mighty Amazon is fifteenth on this list.
"In pursuance of their effort to teach first the geographical matters of most common knowledge educational committees took widely read magazines, newspapers and books. They found that the ten most popular mountains of the earth, judging from times they were mentioned, are: Alps, Caucasus, Rocky, Ural, Carpathian, Andes, Everest, Appalachian, Himalaya, and Mt. Blanc.
"Greenland is the largest island but the Philippines rank first in American frequency of mention, one geography teacher investigator finds, and the six next in line are: West Indies, Hawaiian Islands, East Indian Islands, Porto Rico, Sicily, and Samoan Islands."
The United States. England France, New York City. China, London, and Germany.
These are the names of countries most commonly mentioned in the United States, according to tests reported in the Yearbook of the Department of Superintendence, National Education Association.
"Surveys also have determined what, from the American point of view, are the mountains, cities and other geographic features most needful for a schoolchild to know, on the basis of the times he will encounter them in his newspaper and other reading," says a bulletin from the Washington, D. C. headquarters of the National Geographic Society.
"The Amazon still is the longest and largest of rivers, but the Rhine ranks first in geographical interest, according to one rating. And after the Rhine come the Nile, Danube, Mississippi, Hudson Volga, Euphrates, Saar, Jordan and Thames. The mighty Amazon is fifteenth on this list.
"In pursuance of their effort to teach first the geographical matters of most common knowledge educational committees took widely read magazines, newspapers and books. They found that the ten most popular mountains of the earth, judging from times they were mentioned, are: Alps, Caucasus, Rocky, Ural, Carpathian, Andes, Everest, Appalachian, Himalaya, and Mt. Blanc.
"Greenland is the largest island but the Philippines rank first in American frequency of mention, one geography teacher investigator finds, and the six next in line are: West Indies, Hawaiian Islands, East Indian Islands, Porto Rico, Sicily, and Samoan Islands."
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Informational Article
What keywords are associated?
Geographic Names
Popular Countries
Rivers
Mountains
Islands
What entities or persons were involved?
National Geographic Society
Literary Details
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National Geographic Society
Subject
Surveys On Most Commonly Mentioned Geographic Names In American Reading
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Prose Bulletin Excerpt
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The Amazon Still Is The Longest And Largest Of Rivers, But The Rhine Ranks First In Geographical Interest, According To One Rating.