PRINTER'S NO. 3810
No. 337 Session of 1988
INTRODUCED BY D. R. WRIGHT, BATTISTO, LIVENGOOD, LESCOVITZ,
COLAFELLA, COY, WIGGINS, FATTAH, EVANS, COWELL, DALEY AND
TIGUE, OCTOBER 4, 1988
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, OCTOBER 4, 1988
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of November 13 through 19, 1988, as
2 "Geography Awareness Week."
3 WHEREAS, Knowledge of geography is essential to an
4 understanding of the world's people, environment and resources;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Technological advances in transportation and
7 communications have led to greater interrelatedness and
8 interdependence among the nations and peoples of the world; and
9 WHEREAS, The economic and security interests of the United
10 States make it important for Americans to communicate
11 effectively with other regions and cultures; and
12 WHEREAS, Studies continue to show that many Americans,
13 especially young adults, have little knowledge of the regions
14 and nations of the world; and
15 WHEREAS, Lack of knowledge of geography is harmful to our
16 Nation's position as the leader of the Free World and
17 detrimental to good international relations; therefore be it
1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commend the
2 Pennsylvania Geographical Society and the National Geographic
3 Society for its efforts to improve geography awareness among our
4 citizens and designate the week of November 13 through 19, 1988,
5 as "Geography Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
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