The National Assessment of Education Progress announced that only about a quarter of American schoolchildren scored "proficient" or above on a 2010 geography test. You can take the sample 4th grade, ...

US Geography Quiz: The United States of America, a nation spanning a continent, boasts a geography as diverse and captivating as its people. From the sun-drenched beaches of California to the frosty ...

Get out your pencils. Sharpen your brain. It’s time to test your knowledge of the world with our annual geography quiz. We’ve used questions devised by Seattle Times travel staff and the Chicago ...

We all had to learn geography in school. Memorizing capitals, tracing rivers on maps, and trying to remember which mountain was taller than the other. Let’s hope that all the knowledge stuck and ...

There are 11 questions that even geography experts–such as geography teachers–might find challenging. So, don’t be disappointed if you don’t score well. Anyone who answers all 11 questions ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

A common perception of geography is that it mainly involves the memorization of capitals, rivers and countries, but in the CSUN geography department, students and faculty view the discipline in a ...

In September, a Louisville, Ky., schoolteacher was forced to resign because of “strong parent concerns” that she might be infected with the Ebola virus. The woman, also a registered nurse, had just ...