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Population Density:

The number of people per square mile.

Important because the statistic can show you how crowded an area is.

Dense vs. Sparse

Population Growth:Percent by which an area’s population changes per year

Important because this statistic can help predict future problems.

Birth Rate:The number of babies the average woman will have in her lifetime.

Per Capita Gross National Product (GNP): The value of a country’s goods and

services divided by the population. The per capita GNP tells you how

much money the average person in the country makes each year.

Always measured in US dollars GDP/GNI

It is a measure of country’s wealth.

It is an indicator of many other things like:

•access to health care

•access to education

•industrialization (Developed vs. Less Developed)

•general happiness of the people

Literacy Rate:The percentage of people (age 15 and older) who can read and write at a basic level.

GNP Health Care AIDS Overpopulation Terrorism Civil War Infant Mortality Rate

Infant Mortality Rate:The number of babies (age 0 – 1

year) who die in a given year.For every 1,000 babies born

________ die.

Life Expectancy:The average life span of a person.

Males and females are measured separately.

WEALTH

Access to education, health care and wealth are connected to the prevalence of AIDS in a region.

Economic control plague the world

Human Development Index(HDI) :Overall quality of life within a

countryCombines several aspects of lifeBetween 0 and 1Higher is better

Choose the country that has the Choose the country that has the highest quality of life.highest quality of life.

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1.1. NorwayNorway

2.2. MexicoMexico

3.3. SudanSudan

4.4. RussiaRussia

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Citizens in Central Asia have the Citizens in Central Asia have the greatest opportunity for a high greatest opportunity for a high

paying job.paying job.

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Based on the population map what Based on the population map what region has the biggest problem with region has the biggest problem with

overpopulation?overpopulation?

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3.3. North AmericaNorth America

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