1,746 American Adults Were Asked To Point Out North Korea On A Map: This Was The Result

Aside from showing that the majority of Americans are terrible at geography - hardly news - the NYT provided the following details explaining why the study was conducted: respondents who could correctly identify North Korea tended to view diplomatic and nonmilitary strategies more favorably than those who could not. These strategies included imposing further economic sanctions, increasing pressure on China to influence North Korea and conducting cyberattacks against military targets in North Korea.