Monday, August 16, 2010

Extra Credit Question 8/16

We do not use the metric system in the United States as our sole measuring system. What other countries do not use the metric system? Please provide a link to your sources in your comment in order to receive extra credit.

7 comments:

Roaming said...

Liberia and Burma do NOT use the metric system.


Sources:

http://askville.amazon.com/USA-world-countries-metric-system-weights-measures/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=4043688

http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/internat.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system

Rosalina Burton said...

Liberia, Burma and small countries in the Caribbean highly influenced by the U.Shave not officially claimed the metric system.

Source:

http://askville.amazon.com/USA-world-countries-metric-system-weights-measures/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=4043688

Marcus's Blog said...

This is Marcus Bradshaw. The three countries that do not use the metric system is the Unites States, Liberia, and Myanmar
The link is as follows;
http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/08/13/countries-that-dont-use-the-metric-system/

Lorelye said...

The countries that use the metric system are Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Jamaica, Japan, New Zealand, and India.
http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/internat.htm

Jabriel said...

Jabriel,A small countries in Burma and the Caribbean they don't claim the metric system.!

Jabriel said...

Jabriel,A small countries in Burma and the Caribbean they don't claim the metric system.!

Tashanna said...

Liberia (in western Africa) and Burma (also known as Myanmar, in Southeast Asia)do not use the metric System.

Source:http://askville.amazon.com/USA-world-countries-metric-system-weights-measures/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=4043688

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Which_countries_do_not_use_the_metric_system

http://www.ehow.com/about_5336108_countries-dont-use-metric-system.html