Workbook

Name: ____________________

Mr. Barter

Geography 8

If the World were 100 PEOPLE:Gender 50 would be female

50 would be male

AgeMake a population pyramid to

show this

26 would be 0-1466 would be 15-648 would be 65 and older

GeographyUse a pie chart to show this

60 would be from Asia15 would be from Africa11 would be from Europe9 would be from Latin America & the Caribbean5 would be from North America

ReligionUse a pie chart to show this

33 would be Christian22 would be Muslim14 would be Hindu7 would be Buddhist12 would believe in other religions12 would not be religious or identify themselvesas being aligned with a particular faith

First LanguageUse a pie chart to show this

12 would speak Chinese5 would speak Spanish5 would speak English3 would speak Arabic3 would speak Hindi3 would speak Bengali3 would speak Portuguese2 would speak Russian2 would speak Japanese

62 would speak other languages

Overall LiteracyUse a bar graph to show this

83 would be able to read and write17 would not

Literacy by GenderUse a bar graph to show this

88% of males would be able to read and write12% of males would not be able to read and write79% of females would be able to read and write21% of females would not be able to read and write

EducationUse a bar graph to show this

76% of eligible males would have a primary school education72% of eligible females would have a primary school education 

66% of eligible males would have a secondary school education63% of eligible females would have a secondary school education 

7 would have a college degree

Urban/Rural 51 would be urban dwellers49 would be rural dwellers

Drinking WaterUse a pie chart to show this

87 would have access to safe drinking water13 would use unimproved water

Food and 21 would be overweight15 would be undernourished

Infectious DiseaseUse a pie chart to show this

~1 would have HIV/AIDS~1 would have tuberculosis

1 would be dying of starvation

Poverty 48 would live on less than $2 USD per day1 out of 2 children would live in poverty

77 would have a place to shelter themselves from the wind and rain

23 would not have shelter from the wind and rain

ElectricityUse a bar graph to show this

78 would have electricity22 would not

TechnologyUse a bar graph to show this

75 would be cell phone users30 would be active internet users22 would own or share a computer

SanitationUse a pie chart to show this

65 would have improved sanitation16 would have no toilets19 would have unimproved toilets

What Would Our Class Look Like?

Multiply the numbers below by _________________________________ to get the real number of people in the class.

Category Number Our ClassAge 0-14 0.26

Age 15-64 0.66

Age 65+ 0.08

From Asia 0.60

From Africa 0.15

From Europe 0.11

From Central & South America 0.09

From North America 0.05

Christians 0.33

Muslims 0.22

Hindus 0.14

Buddhists 0.07

Other Religions 0.12

Not Religious 0.12

Speak Chinese 0.12

Speak Spanish 0.05

Speak English 0.05

Speak Arabic 0.03

Speak Hindi 0.03

Speak Bengali 0.03

Speak Portuguese 0.03

Speak Russian 0.02

Speak Japanese 0.02

Speak Other Languages 0.62

Can Read and Write 0.83

Cannot Read or Write 0.17

Students will finish 8th Grade 0.74

Students will finish 12th Grade 0.64

Students will finish college 0.07

Overweight 0.21

Not have enough to eat 0.15

Have AIDS 0.01

Have Tuberculosis 0.01

Dying of Starvation 0.01

Living on less than $2 USD/day 0.48

Have adequate shelter 0.77

Have inadequate shelter 0.23

Access to toilets and showers 0.65

Use gutters/holes for toilets 0.19

Have no toilets 0.16

Have access to Electricity 0.78

No access to Electricity 0.22

Use a Cellphone 0.75

Have access to the Internet 0.30

Own or share a Computer 0.22

Does our classroom actually reflect the numbers you came up with above?

How does this change what you think about the quality of life you enjoy?

Why do you think there is such a difference in the quality of life between our class and everyone in the world?

If the World Were 100 People: Age

If the World Were 100 People: Geography

If

the World Were 100 People: Religion

If the World Were 100 People: First Languages

If the World Were 100 People: Literacy and Education

If the World Were 100 People: Drinking Water / Food and Infectious Disease / Sanitation

If the World Were 100 People: Electricity and Technology