Geography is a Problem.

Dear Students,

When I ask you, in a class called "Economic Development of Latin America" to "give an example of such and such economic policy in Latin America" on a homework that you have had a week to work on, I do not expect you to write on the following countries:
1) South Africa.
2) China.
3) Estonia.

When, in a state of disbelief and shock, I quiz you by asking, "What continent is Nicaragua in?" the correct answer (answered by ALL the US students except one) is most certainly not "Central America".

When, in a further state of disbelief and shock, I ask you to name at least 3 Caribean countries, one of the possible correct answers is NOT "Argentina."

So dear students, congratulations. You have just successfully added a geography component to your second exam in October.

I really should have emphasized the maps more at the beginning of the semester.