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World “Citizenship” Test1) Roughly what is the world’s human population today?2) At the current rates of growth, what will the world population be in 2050?3) What are the three most populated countries in the world?4) By about how many people per year is the world population growing?5) What is the percentage of the world’s people today who live in cities?6) What is the most populated metropolitan area in the world today?7) How many cities worldwide are considered “megacities” with populations of over 10 million?8) An area the size of which state is paved over each year in the United States?9) In 1950, average life expectancy worldwide was how many years?10) In 2015, average life expectancy is how many years?11) What is the measurement tool called that is used to describe the area of Earth’s surface necessary to support a person’s lifestyle?12) Which country uses the most resources per capita?13) Roughly what percentage of the world’s people live on $2 a day or less?14) Roughly what percentage of the world’s people doesn’t have access to electricity? 15) What is the most widely spoken language on Earth?16) Roughly what percentage of the world’s people is chronically hungry?17) Roughly what percentage of the world’s people lack access to a safe water supply?18) Worldwide, how many cars and trucks are in use each day?19) What percentage of the world’s people lives under an oppressive dictatorship?20) What percentage of the world’s people obtains a college degree?Just How Many People are There?1) 1 teaspoon = about 200 grains of rice ~ _____________________________________________2) _______________ teaspoons = 1 cup = _______________ ~ _____________________________________________3) _______________ cups = 1 gallon = _______________ > _____________________________________________4) _______________ gallons = 1 million grains of rice ~ _____________________________________________5) _______________ gallons = 7 million grains of rice ~ _____________________________________________6) _______________ gallons = 320 million grains of rice ~ _____________________________________________7) _______________ gallons = 1 billion < _____________________________________________8) _______________ gallons = 7 billion ~ _____________________________________________***************************************************Reflect on just how many people there are currently living on Earth. How accurate were your guesses to the real numbers?What is one emotion you feel after seeing this demonstration?What is one positive that come from “seeing” these numbers?What is one negative that comes from “seeing” these numbers?1) Roughly what is the world’s human population today? 7 billion2) At the current rates of growth, what will the world population be in 2050? 9 billion3) What are the three most populated countries in the world? China, India, US4) By about how many people per year is the world population growing? 80 million5) What is the percentage of the world’s people today who live in cities? 50%6) What is the most populated metropolitan area in the world today? Tokyo, 38 million7) How many cities worldwide are considered “megacities” with populations of over 10 million? 358) An area the size of which state is paved over each year in the United States? Delaware, 2500 mi29) In 1950, average life expectancy worldwide was how many years? 4910) In 2015, average life expectancy was how many years? 7111) What is the measurement tool called that is used to describe the area of Earth’s surface necessary to support a person’s lifestyle? Ecological Footprint12) Which country used the most resources per capita? United States13) Roughly what percentage of the world’s people live on $2 a day or less? 40%14) Roughly what percentage of the world’s population doesn’t have access to electricity? 18%15) What is the most widely spoken language on Earth? Mandarin Chinese16) Roughly what percentage of the world’s people is chronically hungry? 11% 800 million17) Roughly what percentage of the world’s people lack access to a safe water supply? 20%18) Worldwide, how many cars and trucks are in use each day? 600 million19) What percentage of the world’s people lives under a oppressive dictatorship? 29 %, 66% under a dictatorship20) What percentage of the world’s people obtains a college degree? 7%1) 1 tsp = 200 rice ~ LCHS student body2) 48 tsp = 1 cup = 9,600 ~ Population of San Juan and Lopez Islands3) 16 cups = 1 gallon > 153,600 Skagit county (118,000) plus San Juan County 4) 6.5 gallons = 1 million people ~ k-12 kids in Washington State5) 45.5 gallons = 7 million = Washington State population6) 2080 gallons = 320 million grains of rice ~ Population of America7) 6,500 gallons = 1 billion people < population of both China and India8) 45,500 gallons = 7 billion ~ Population on Earth ................
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