Economic map of the world.LESSON PLAN 4: INTERNATIONAL BACKGROUND Statistics can tell an awful lot about countries, which is why many governments and aid organizations rely so heavily on them as assessment tools. Life expectancy Life Expectancy 1. The age until which a person is expected to live. 2. The remaining number of years an individual is expected to live, based on IRS issued life expectancy tables. , the age of a country's population, the size of the economy, literacy rates--all provide clues to the health of a nation and its standing in the world. BEFORE READING * Ask how many students use statistics in their daily lives. Unless you have a class of math whizzes, the silence will be deafening. Remind students that statistics are used to keep track of everything from home runs to DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. sales. CRITICAL THINKING/RESEARCH * Have students search the almanac almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. for countries with life expectancies in the 40s. Is there a correlation between low life expectancy and relatively low levels of per capita [Latin, By the heads or polls.] A term used in the Descent and Distribution of the estate of one who dies without a will. It means to share and share alike according to the number of individuals. GDP GDP (guanosine diphosphate): see guanine. ? Why do people in wealthier countries tend to live longer than people in poor countries? * Have a discussion on the links between economic development and the quality of life. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS * Why do you think African nations have higher under-15 populations than most European nations or the U.S.? * What can you deduce about a country from its urban population percentage? Compare Japan's (79 %) to India's (29%). How do these countries compare on other indicators? WRITING PROMPT * Have students choose one statistical measure and write a short essay on the reasons for its variance around the globe. FAST FACT * Americans account for about 6 percent of the world population, but consume about 29 percent of the world's gasoline and 33 percent of its electricity. WEB WATCH www.census.gov/ipc/www/ popclockworld.html and www.census.gov/main/ www/popclock.html The U.S. Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Bureau of the Census provides both a U.S. and World Population Clock. QUIZ 3 > ALMANAC 1. -- is the second oldest country in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , having achieved its independence from France in 1804. 2. -- -- is the only country in South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. where Portuguese is the major language. 3. President Michelle Bachelet Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (born September 29 1951) is a center-left politician and the current President of Chile—the first woman to hold this position in the country's history. of the South American country of -- was once jailed after a military coup overthrew the democratically elected government of her country in 1973. 4. Asmara is the capital of -- , an African country that waged a 30-year war to win its independence from neighboring Ethiopia. 5. In January, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (born October 29, 1938) is the current president of Liberia, Africa's first elected female head of state and Liberia's first elected female president.The Liberian elections commission announced her victory on November 23, 2005, following the 2005 election. , who holds degrees from the University of Colorado University of Colorado may refer to:
6. The per capita GDP in Europe's Luxembourg is $ --, more than that of the U.S. 7. Between January and Jury of 2006, the U.S. ran a trade deficit of more than $121 million with -- , the Asian country with a population of more than 1.3 billion. 8. Which of the following languages is spoken most widely in Oceania? a French b Samoan c Pidgin pidgin (pĭj`ən), a lingua franca that is not the mother tongue of anyone using it and that has a simplified grammar and a restricted, often polyglot vocabulary. d English 9. Hamid Karzai is President of --, where more than 20,000 American troops continue fighting Taliban and Al-Qaeda insurgents Insurgents, in U.S. history, the Republican Senators and Representatives who in 1909–10 rose against the Republican standpatters controlling Congress, to oppose the Payne-Aldrich tariff and the dictatorial power of House speaker Joseph G. Cannon. . 10. The Asian country -- has the same name as a U.S. state. 11. Stephen Harper leads --, a neighbor of the United States. IN-DEPTH QUESTIONS 1. What do you think might account for the fact that the men and women in some countries in Europe have longer life expectancies than those in the United States? 2. Look at the dates of independence for countries in Africa. Why do you think so many of them gained independence only in the last 50 years and what effect might this have on their societies? ANSWER KEY QUIZ 3 1. Haiti 2. Brazil 3. Chile 4. Eritrea 5. Liberia 6. $13,800 7. China 8. [d] English 9. Afghanistan 10. Georgia 11. Canada WEALTH OF NATIONS (Per capita GDP in U.S. dollars) WEALTHIEST COUNTRIES LUXEMBOURG $55,600 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES $43,400 NORWAY $42,300 UNITED STATES $41,800 IRELAND $41,000 ICELAND $35,600 DENMARK $34,600 SAN MARINO $34,600 CANADA $34,000 AUSTRIA $32,700 POOREST COUNTRIES EAST TIMOR $400 MALAWI $600 SOMALIA $600 COMOROS $600 DEM. REP. OF CONGO $700 TANZANIA $700 BURUNDI $700 SIERRA LEONE $800 GUINEA-BISSAU $800 AFGHANISTAN $800 SOURCE: THE WORLD FACTBOOK 2006 (C.I.A.) MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES Based on living cost, 2006 RANK CITY 1 LONDON 2 NEW YORK 3 OSLO 4 TOKYO 5 ZURICH SOURCE: CITY MAYORS/UBS TOP 10 OIL PRODUCERS SAUDI ARABIA RUSSIA U.S. IRAN MEXICO CHINA CANADA NORWAY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES VENEZUELA TOP 10 OIL CONSUMERS U.S. CHINA JAPAN RUSSIA GERMANY INDIA CANADA BRAZIL SOUTH KOREA MEXICO Millions of barrels per day, 2005 SOURCE: ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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