FEATURE/Globe Takes Platinum Award in Time for Geography Week.--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)-- A national study proved it, and man-on-the-street interviews confirm it: most U.S. citizens can't answer the simplest questions about the world they live in. Geographic literacy is so dismal dis·mal adj. 1. Causing gloom or depression; dreary: dismal weather; took a dismal view of the economy. 2. , in fact, that the National Geographic Society National Geographic Society U.S. scientific society founded in 1888 in Washington, D.C., by a small group of eminent explorers and scientists “for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge. has declared November 16-22 Geography Awareness Week. A National Geographic Society study mounted in 1989 found that respondents asked to locate 16 common places on a world map could place fewer than half of them. Geographic literacy hasn't improved much since, if respondents to a curbside curb·side n. 1. The side of a pavement or street that is bordered by a curb. 2. A sidewalk. adj. Located, operating, or occurring at or along the sidewalk or curb: quiz created by late night TV talkshow host Jay Leno Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer who is best known as the current host of NBC television's long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. Biography Leno was born in New Rochelle, New York. in October 1998, are any indicator. Most couldn't name the capital of the U.S. or define where Canada or Mexico are in relation to the U.S. Interactive Globe is the Answer Fortunately, there's a solution: the new GeoSafari Talking Globe, Jr., a fun and informative interactive toy just named a Platinum Award winner for 1998 by nationally-recognized independent toy expert Joanne Oppenheim. The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio singles out approximately two dozen toys each November for its top award. Platinum winners represent the most innovative, engaging new products of the year, as evaluated by child development experts and children themselves. Created by Educational Insights, the prize-winning 12-inch globe features custom cartography cartography: see map. cartography or mapmaking Art and science of representing a geographic area graphically, usually by means of a map or chart. Political, cultural, or other nongeographic features may be superimposed. and more than 60 colorful plant, animal, and architectural illustrations that serve as easy, cheerful reference points for budding budding, type of grafting in which a plant bud is inserted under the bark of the stock (usually not more than a year old). It is best done when the bark will peel easily and the buds are mature, as in spring, late summer, or early autumn. global explorers. Three choices of challenging "safaris" make the GeoSafari Talking Globe Jr. exciting entertainment for ages 6 to 106. In Learning Safari mode, the GeoSafari Talking Globe Jr. is an engaging, one- on-one electronic teacher. Game Safari mode lets one to three players become ace world explorers through exciting timed quizzes in the geographic areas of their choice -- U.S. states A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and , continents, countries, oceans, mountains and other global features. Super Safari mode features a challenging random quiz that can include questions from multiple categories. Priced at $99.95, the GeoSafari Talking Globe Jr. is available now at specialty and educational toy An educational toy is a toy designed to teach people, typically children, about a certain subject or help them learn a skill as they play. Examples include:
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