Your ClassworldIntroducing you to

your world!

The World

Continent/Region Total Land Area % Land Area Total Population % Total Population % of world's wealth

World 57,308,738 sq. miles 100% 7,058,000,000 100% 100%

Antarctica 5,100,000 sq. miles 8.90% 0 0% 0%

Asia (including Middle East) 17,212,000 sq. miles 30% 4,216,000,000 59.70% 36.80%

Africa 11,608,000 sq. miles 20.30% 1,072,000,000 15.20% 2.40%

Australia (including Oceania) 2,968,000 sq. miles 5.20% 37,000,000 1% 5.40%

Europe 3,837,000 sq. miles 6.70% 740,000,000 10.50% 22.80%

North America 9,365,000 sq. miles 16.30% 504,000,000 7.10% 26.10%

South America 6,880,000 sq. miles 12% 438,000,000 6.20% 7.20%

• Remember: The world’s land is not distributed evenly over the surface of Earth.

• Remember also: The people of Earth are not distributed evenly on the land.

• Remember as well: Geographic features like landforms, natural resources, and the “human” geography of a region will also shape that region.

Question: What if our classroom was the world? What would we be like?

Our land will be our desks. Using the total desks in our room and the percentages from the world, figure how many desks will make up each of our continents. Write the figures on your chart.

Our students will be our population. Using the total students and the percentages from the world, figure how many students will be living on each continent. Write the figures on your chart.

Continent/Region Total Desks % Desks Total Population % Total Population

The Whole Class 100% 100%

Antarctica 8.90% 0.00%

Asia (including Middle East) 30% 59.70%

Africa 20.30% 15%

Australia (including Oceania) 5.20% 1.00%

Europe 6.70% 10.50%

North America 16.30% 7.10%

South America 12.00% 6.20%

Let’s Build Our World!

Continent/Region Wealth (M&Ms)% of M&Ms

The Whole Class 100%

Antarctica 0%

Asia (including Middle East) 36.80%

Africa 2.40%

Australia (including Oceania) 5.40%

Europe 22.80%

North America 26.10%

South America 7.20%

Money? Need some money?

If our one bag of M&M’s represents all of the money in the world, how many of the M&M’s in that bag are for your continent? Write your figures on your chart.

Remember, your wealth is for the continent, not for each individual person!

Now, a little more about your

region…

Asia (With Middle East)

• Population: 4.21 billion• Population Density: 245.1 per sq. mile• Life Expectancy: 68 (M); 72 (F)• Birth Rate: 20-25 per 1,000 pop.• Death Rate: 8-15 per 1,000 pop.• Infant Mortality Rate: 15-30 per 1,000 live births• Per Capita Income: $2,902

Africa

• Population: 1.07 billion• Population Density: 92.4 per sq. mile• Life Expectancy: 56 (M); 59 (F)• Birth Rate: 30-40 per 1,000 pop.• Death Rate: 15-25 per 1,000 pop.• Infant Mortality Rate: 70-100 per 1,000 live births• Per Capita Income: $1,603

Australia (Oceania)

• Population: 37 million• Population Density: 12.75 per sq. mile• Life Expectancy: 75 (M); 79 (F)• Birth Rate: 10-15 per 1,000 pop.• Death Rate: 5-8 per 1,000 pop.• Infant Mortality Rate: < 10 per 1,000 live births• Per Capita Income: $39,025

Europe

• Population: 740 million• Population Density: 194.7 per sq. mile• Life Expectancy: 73 (M); 80 (W)• Birth Rate: 10-15 per 1,000 pop.• Death Rate: 10-15 per 1,000 pop.• Infant Mortality Rate: 5-10 per 1,000 live births• Per Capita Income: $25,476

• Population: 504 million• Population Density: 54.2 per sq. mile• Life Expectancy: 76 (M); 81 (F)• Birth Rate: 15-20 per 1,000 pop.• Death Rate: 5-10 per 1,000 pop.• Infant Mortality Rate: 5-10 per 1,000 live births• Per Capita Income: $32,446

• Population: 438 million• Population Density: 63.5 per sq. mile• Life Expectancy: 71 (M); 77 (F)• Birth Rate: 20-25 per 1,000 pop.• Death Rate: 7-10 per 1,000 pop.• Infant Mortality Rate: 15-30 per 1,000 live births• Per Capita Income: $9,006

Reflection Questions

1. In general, how do you think your region compares to the other regions in the world? (Make sure you include what region you’re in!)

2. When money was introduced and your region got your money, how did the people in the region react? Around the room, how did the “rich” act compared to the “poor?”

3. Should the areas of the world that have plenty be more supportive of the areas of the world that are struggling? Why or why not?