common sense / common knowledge

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Hi all,

Are "common sense" and "common knowledge" same in meaning?
It seems to me that a person who doesn't know Africa is a continent rather than a nation lack common knowledge rather than common sense.

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They are unrelated ideas.
 

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Hi all.

Are "common sense" and "common knowledge" the same in meaning?
It seems to me that a person who doesn't know Africa is a continent rather than a nation lacks common knowledge rather than common sense.

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I would say they lack "general knowledge".
 
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