1 | Feb 18, 2012 7:19 PM | it would make me more aware of other countries, regions, and more interested in global affairs |
2 | Feb 18, 2012 4:36 PM | I just love geography, for no good reason. I like the idea that I know of the physical world around me, more than what I see everyday, and I my location/orientation on this earth. |
3 | Feb 18, 2012 2:17 PM | definitely. |
4 | Feb 17, 2012 7:40 PM | Better understanding of the variety of cultures in the world |
5 | Feb 16, 2012 5:59 PM | Better sense of how the world fits together; more exploration & possibility |
6 | Feb 16, 2012 5:55 PM | Having a more global understanding of a country's climate, topography, culture and native people. |
7 | Feb 16, 2012 2:41 PM | I like to know more purely out of curiosity. For me, it's not about improving knowledge. It's just interesting. |
8 | Feb 16, 2012 2:33 PM | The benefit of place name geography is as a foundation for social geography. |
9 | Feb 16, 2012 2:21 PM | Great - just overall awareness of existence and location of other ways - |
10 | Feb 16, 2012 2:11 PM | Would feel less like an idiot when looking at a globe & have more of an idea where countries are located when hearing about foreign affairs. |
11 | Feb 16, 2012 11:27 AM | The more we understand our world, the more we see the similarities between ourselves and people that we may have initially thought were very different from us. |
12 | Feb 16, 2012 11:26 AM | a better understanding of the relativity of world events |
13 | Feb 16, 2012 10:29 AM | i think the benefit of knowign how to find places on a map is simply the benefit of knowing where things are and not looking like an ass when you are in conversation with someone from Mauritania and don't know where that is. I think a greater and more personal experience with that geography is going there or being friends with people who actually live there. Geography has little meaning to us if it just lives on a map. |
14 | Feb 16, 2012 8:44 AM | Lots of benefits: knowing where I am at all times or at least the vicinity if I am ever lost and being mindful of places I've never been too but just to be aware of them esp when I read/hear about a place in international news. |
15 | Feb 16, 2012 8:43 AM | A reason to learn it |
16 | Feb 16, 2012 7:41 AM | I would be able to hold my own in conversations with out sounding like an idiot. I think it would also make me more interested in travel (which I am but I think it would actuall GET me to travel!) |
17 | Feb 16, 2012 7:30 AM | Ease in conversation, increased inclination to travel |
18 | Feb 16, 2012 7:17 AM | I don't know |
19 | Feb 16, 2012 7:04 AM | better understanding of war strategies, natural resources, behaviors |
20 | Feb 16, 2012 7:00 AM | good question. having a reference and context for the news i read. |
21 | Feb 16, 2012 6:59 AM | more maps!/more place profiles/more gazetteers |
22 | Feb 16, 2012 6:28 AM | A better understanding of how physical, environmental, and cultural geographies affect every day issues. |
23 | Feb 16, 2012 5:37 AM | Be able to gain a wider perspective in my daily roles/responsibilities within my job, and breaking down mental barriers to extended international travel. |
24 | Feb 16, 2012 5:30 AM | Can't think of any |
25 | Feb 16, 2012 5:25 AM | Would apply to my conservation work quite well! Also a wider knowledge of the world in general seems to make people nicer and more open to one another rather than insular and separate. |
26 | Feb 16, 2012 3:14 AM | You just can't know everything - knowledge is an never ending story. But once you've happened to get interested in some special question/country/area and its culture/history etc., learning more about it is a pleasure in itself. |
27 | Feb 16, 2012 2:01 AM | better understanding of the world's political relationships |
28 | Feb 16, 2012 12:26 AM | as a result of the globalisation, the development of other countries/regions may have consequences that concern everybody/my home country |
29 | Feb 15, 2012 9:31 PM | Not sure if it is necessary if you can always look it up. |
30 | Feb 15, 2012 9:28 PM | Party tricks and improved apocalypse contingency planning. |
31 | Feb 15, 2012 8:31 PM | I don't think I use world geography very often. Economic and Cultural Demographics feel more important in my mind. |
32 | Feb 15, 2012 8:09 PM | more visual tools |
33 | Feb 15, 2012 8:07 PM | large. I could have conversations with foreigners! |
34 | Feb 15, 2012 8:03 PM | quiz |
35 | Feb 15, 2012 7:59 PM | Being less self-centered when considering news, cultures, what's generally happening in life and in the world. Becoming more willing to take risks and explore, cross boundaries, and cross things off of a bucket list. Realizing how big the world really is... and how beautiful that realization is. |
36 | Feb 15, 2012 7:45 PM | It's easier to understand when reading/watching news about a country, if I know where that country is located. |
37 | Feb 15, 2012 7:43 PM | I could always stand to learn something new. |
38 | Feb 15, 2012 7:41 PM | An appreciation for the breadth of the world, and hopefully with it a sense of humility. |
39 | Feb 15, 2012 7:38 PM | Knowing more about the world. |
40 | Feb 15, 2012 7:31 PM | I think with technology, everything is becoming global and accessible. Having a better knowledge of geography is part of improving globalization. |
41 | Feb 15, 2012 7:26 PM | not embarrassing myself in front of my friends/enemies in casual conversation. but otherwise knowing the locations/names of things in the world doesn't seem to relevant to my day to day life. |
42 | Feb 15, 2012 7:21 PM | get wide view of world |
43 | Feb 15, 2012 7:15 PM | understanding politics better |
44 | Feb 15, 2012 7:15 PM | Oh, how I would love to go back to the geography and history books I had when I was 12-14 years old. Now that I see a real application to this knowledge in the world much clearer than I could back then, when it was all just learning to do well at a certain test. I'd love to go back to those old books, because I honestly believe that even though they're written in a somewhat simplified form, that might be the background I need to dig deeper. |
45 | Feb 15, 2012 7:08 PM | Impress people with my knowledge of the world... haha. |
46 | Feb 15, 2012 7:05 PM | being able to know how to discuss more topics with others and better understanding for self when reading. |
47 | Feb 15, 2012 7:01 PM | Understanding how people organize space is key to understanding how humans operate. |
48 | Feb 15, 2012 6:58 PM | Expanded scope of possibilites. |
49 | Feb 15, 2012 6:56 PM | zip zilch zero nada [because of my particular interests] but i can imagine others learning a lot |
50 | Feb 15, 2012 6:49 PM | understanding cultures more |
51 | Feb 15, 2012 6:43 PM | greater global knowledge |
52 | Feb 15, 2012 6:34 PM | I'd be more well-rounded about both my field (music) and current events in general. |