The worrisome analysis showed that of the 40 percent of Americans who could identify America on the map I made, only half could identify it without a big hint from me. Of those who could not identify America, many even had trouble identifying it as a map at all. “It’s pretty embarrassing for this nation, which is supposed to be a leading nation in the world,” I said of the report breakdown, whose results held true across all genders, ages, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

“When statistics like this emerge, it’s important to ask ourselves why this is happening,” I evaluated. “Everyone wants to look for a scapegoat—TV, teachers, parents, the fact that the map is in crayon, whatever—but ultimately I think it’s the individual’s responsibility to know this kind of thing.”

Related reports also found that an alarmingly low number of Americans could name the number between 1 and 100 that I am thinking of.