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WEBQUEST: PRB’s World Population ONLINE Data Sheet

PART 1:

1) Go to the following website

2) Click on the “Interactive World Map” (link top right of page)

3) Scroll down to the interactive map of the world.

4) Notice the tabs across the top of the map. (“Population”, “Births and Deaths”, etc.)

5) Explore each of these tabs and answer the following questions. (for definitions of

terms, use the “Data Definitions” button)

Define each of the following (try to put them into language that makes sense to YOU!)

A) population under age 15 and over 65:

B) infant mortality rate:

C) total fertility rate (TFR):

D) birth and death rate:

E) life expectancy at birth:

F) contraceptive use:

G) GNI PPP per capita:

H) female share of non-agricultural wage earners:

I) secondary school enrollment ratio:

J) HIV prevalence:

PART 2:

1) Go back to the original website

2) Scroll down to the DASHBOARD section.

3) Notice the tabs across the top of the map. (“World”, “Africa”, “Asia”, etc.)

Answer the following questions:

1) For the entire WORLD, what is the

A) population as of 2015?

B) predicted population in 2050?

C) total fertility rate?

D) % use of modern contraception?

E) % of males enrolled in secondary education?

F) % females enrolled in secondary education?

G) % non-agricultural wage earners who are women?

H) % Parliament members who are women?

I) Life expectancy at birth (years) for men? Women?

2) BEFORE YOU CLICK ON AFRICA, try this challenge! How many countries do you think there are on the continent of Africa? Your guess:

3) Now click on the “Africa” tab. Notice the arc of countries. Scroll over it to determine the number of countries in Africa. How many countries are in Africa?

4) Which country in Africa has the largest population? Population?

5) Select three countries in Africa (by clicking on them in the blue arc). Complete the following chart for those three countries. (the data will show up in the section beneath the arc…you may need to scroll down)

|Country: |Pop. in 2015: |Pop. in 2050: |

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2) Scroll down to the page showing “Population Clock.” Complete the following chart:

| |WORLD: |MORE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES: |LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES: |

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|Population: | | | |

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|Births per minute: | | | |

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|Deaths per minute: | | | |

|Natural increase per minute: | | | |

|Infant death per minute: | | | |

3) Scroll down to the page showing “Rates of Early Marriage.” Complete the following chart comparing

the countries Niger and Peru:

|Country: |% of young women married by age 15 (as of 2012): |% of young women married by age 18 (as of 2012): |

|Niger: | | |

|Peru: | | |

Scroll down to where the true population data sheet begins (page 11 of the PDF document):

Pages 11-15 of the Data Sheet: (next page)

4) Look up the countries listed in the chart below, and fill in the statistics for each:

Country: |Pop. mid-2015 |births per 1000 |Deaths per 1000 |Pop. Mid-2030 |Pop. Mid-2050 |Infant mortality |Total fertility |% of pop. under the age of 15 |% of married women using modern contraception | |

Egypt | | | | | | | | | | |

India | | | | | | | | | | |

Pakistan | | | | | | | | | | |

Phillipines | | | | | | | | | | |

China | | | | | | | | | | |

Japan | | | | | | | | | | |

Norway | | | | | | | | | | |

Germany | | | | | | | | | | |

Spain | | | | | | | | | | |

USA | | | | | | | | | | |

Mexico | | | | | | | | | | |

Brazil | | | | | | | | | | |

5) BEFORE LOOKING THIS QUESTION UP, make a PREDICTION: which of these 6 countries has the highest & lowest per capita GNP (GNI/gross national income): China, Japan, Germany, India, Brazil, or the United States?

Your prediction: HIGHEST: LOWEST:

Actual answer: HIGHEST: LOWEST:

Amount ($): Amount ($):

Scroll down to page 16-20 of the PDF document.

Pages 16-20 of the Data Sheet:

(continued on next page!)

6) Look up the countries listed in the chart below, and fill in the statistics for each:

Country: |Life expect. at birth - males |Life expect. at birth - females |Maternal deaths per 100,000 births - 1990 |Maternal deaths per 100,000 births - 2013 |% age 15-24 with HIV / AIDS - males |% age 15-24 with HIV / AIDS - females |Female share of Parliament | |

Kenya | | | | | | | | |Congo, Dem. Rep. | | | | | | | | |

Pakistan | | | | | | | | |

Phillipines | | | | | | | | |

China | | | | | | | | |

Japan | | | | | | | | |

Norway | | | | | | | | |

Germany | | | | | | | | |

Spain | | | | | | | | |

USA | | | | | | | | |

Mexico | | | | | | | | |

Brazil | | | | | | | | |

7) Compare the life expectancies at birth of a person (M, F, Total) born in:

A) Somalia:

B) United States:

C) Explain why these numbers for life expectancy might be different between these 2 countries.

8) The current world population is estimated to be over 7.4 billion people…and still growing! Will the human population continue to grow indefinitely, or will we reach our carrying capacity (carrying capacity = the maximum number of people the Earth can sustain)? Make a guess as to what the carrying capacity of the earth is for human reproduction. Then list at least 4 factors which might limit our carrying capacity (reduce the number of people the Earth can support).

Carrying Capacity Estimate:

Limiting Factors:

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