Snapshots from around the world.The World at a Glance * Total population: 6.6 billion * Population under age 15: 29 percent * Population over age 65: 7 percent * Gender ratio: 1.01 males to 1 female 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. : 67 years (65 years, male; 69 years, female) * Annual birth rate: 21 births per 1,000 people * Annual death rate: 9 deaths per 1,000 people * Infant mortality rate infant mortality rate n. The ratio of the number of deaths in the first year of life to the number of live births occurring in the same population during the same period of time. : 52 infant deaths Noun 1. infant death - sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep cot death, crib death, SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome per 1,000 live births * Fertility rate Noun 1. fertility rate - the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year birth rate, birthrate, fertility, natality (average): 2.7 children per woman * Children not attending school: 55 percent male; 62 percent female ** * Gross world product 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. : $9,500 *** * Number of independent nations: 194 * 2004 estimate/ ** 2005 estimate. Sources: 2006 World Population Data Sheet (Population Reference Bureau The Population Reference Bureau is a non-governmental organization in the United States, founded in 1929 by Guy Irving Burch, with support of Raymond Pearl. It provides information about demography. ); The World Factbook 2006 (Central Intelligence Agency); The State of the World's Children 2006 (UNICEF UNICEF (y  `nĭsĕf'), the United Nations Children's Fund, an affiliated agency of the United Nations. ).[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Poorest and Richest Nations GDP per capita in U.S. dollars POOREST East Timor $400 Comoros $600 Malawi $600 Somali $600 Dem. Rep. of Congo $700 Tanzania $700 Burundi $700 Afghanistan $800 Guinea-Bissau $800 Kiribati $800 Sierra Leone $800 RICHEST Luxembourg $55,600 United Arab Emirates $43,400 Norway $42,300 U.S. $41,800 Ireland $41,000 Denmark $35,600 San Marino $34,600 Canada $34,000 Austria $32,700 Switzerland $32,300 Source: The World Factbook 2006 (CIA) Top 10 Ice-cream Eaters (in number of scoops *) Consumption per capita (2005) Australia U.S. New Zealand Norway Sweden Finland Canada Denmark Ireland Italy * Based on 4-ounce scoops Note: Table made from bar graph. Most-Populous Urban Areas Urban areas include a central city and surrounding areas Tokyo--Japan Mexico City--Mexico New York--U.S. * Sao Paulo--Brazil Mumbai--India Calcutta--India Shanghai--China Buenos Aires--Argentina Delhi--India Los Angeles--U.S. * New York--Newark, N.J., metropolitan area Note: Table made from bar graph. The World's Population By Continent Estimated world population 6.6 billion Asia 60.7% Africa 13.8% Europe 11.3% N. America 7.9% S. America 5.8% Oceania 0.5% Source: U.S. census Bureau Note: Table made from pie chart. Major Religions of the World Percent of world population Christianity 33.1% Islam 20.3% Nonreligious or atheist 14.2% Hinduism 13.3% Chinese Religions 6.4% Other 6.1% Buddhism 5.9% Sikhism 0.4% Judaism 0.2% Note: Table made from pie chart. Questions 1. Which country's people ate the most ice cream in 2005? -- 2. What percentage of the world's people live in Africa? -- 3. Which country has the most cities in the list of the most-populous urban areas? What are the names of the cities? -- 4. What kinds of places are included under the term urban areas? -- 5. What is the difference in per capita GDP GDP (guanosine diphosphate): see guanine. between the U.S. and Afghanistan Afghanistan (ăfgăn`ĭstăn', ăfgän'ĭstän`), officially Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, republic (2005 est. pop. 29,929,000), 249,999 sq mi (647,497 sq km), S central Asia. ? -- 6. Which is the world's poorest country? -- 7. What percentage of the world's people are Hindu? -- 8. On average, the women of the world are giving birth to how many children each? -- 9. Are there more men or women in the world? -- 10. The infant mortality rate for Norway Norway, Nor. Norge, officially Kingdom of Norway, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 4,593,000), 125,181 sq mi (324,219 sq km), N Europe, occupying the western part of the Scandinavian peninsula. is 3.1. For Somalia it is 119. What do these figures tell you about the two countries? What other figures on this page offer an explanation as to why these numbers are so different? -- 1. Australia 2. 13.8 3. India; Mumbai, Calcutta, Delhi 4. central cities and surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. population centers 5. $41,000 ($41,800-$800) 6. East Timor East Timor (tē`môr) or Timor-Leste (–lĕsht), Tetum Timor Lorosae, republic, officially Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (2002 est. pop. , with a per capita GDP of $400 7. 13.3 8. 2.7; see Fertility rate 9. Men; see Gender ratio, 1.01 males to 1 female 10. Infant mortality rates indicate how many babies die in a country for every 1,000 that live. These figures show that many more babies die in Somalia. The per capita GDP is another way of showing the relative quality of a country's standard of living. By these figures, the standard in Norway would appear to be much higher than in Somalia. SKILLS * Objectives Students should be able to: ** use various kinds of graphs and charts to compare and contrast information, make inferences, and draw conclusions. ** use graphs and charts to raise their own questions, then answer them. ** create graphs and charts of their own. * Words to Know ** gender ratio: a ratio is a relationship between two or more things in terms of quantity, amount, or size--in this case, how many males there are in relation to the number of females. ** trillion One thousand times one billion, which is 1, followed by 12 zeros, or 10 to the 12th power. See space/time. (mathematics) trillion - In Britain, France, and Germany, 10^18 or a million cubed. In the USA and Canada, 10^12. : One trillion is a 1 followed by 12 zeros. (1 trillion = 1,000 billions.) * Critical Thinking MAKING COMPARISONS: For every 1,000 people in the world, are there more births or more deaths? (There are more births--21 births per 1,000 people; 9 deaths per 1,000 people.) MAKING INFERENCES: About 7 percent of the world's population is over the age of 65. Compare that statistic statistic, n a value or number that describes a series of quantitative observations or measures; a value calculated from a sample. statistic a numerical value calculated from a number of observations in order to summarize them. with the life-expectancy figures given on p. 34. Would you expect more of that 7 percent to be male or female? Why or why not? (female; life expectancy is 69 years for females, only 65 for males) * Activity BRING IT HOME: Have students find figures for the 50 U.S. states A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and (or just your home state and its immediate neighbors) in the same category as one of the graphs/charts on this spread. (Examples: percentage of the U.S. population by state; most-populous urban area in each state.) Then discuss: How does your home state compare? Do the data you compiled raise new questions you'd like answered? STANDARD SOCIAL STUDIES, GRADES 5-8 * Culture: Eharts and graphs help us compare, understand, and make inferences about cultures, lifestyles, and human behavior. RESOURCES * Burstein, John, Estimating: How Mang Gollywomples? (Gareth Stevens, 2003). Grades 6-10. * Wingard-Nelson, Rebecca, Data, Graphing, and Statistics (Enslow Publishers, 2004). Grades 6-10. WEB SITES * UNESCO UNESCO: see United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. UNESCO in full United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Countr9 Profiles www.uis.unesco.org/profiles /selectCountry_en.aspx * World Statistics infoplease.com/ipa /A0004372.html |
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