Assignment: Scientific Measurements



World Population Data

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Name of Student:       Date:      

Purpose: In this activity, you will identify current facts and figures regarding the world’s current population.

Use the following Population Reference Bureau’s Data Sheet and the interactive map to address the questions below:





1. What is the estimated world population as of 2012 in billions?      

2. What is the current birth rate for the world?      

3. Which continent has the highest birth rate, and what is this rate?      

4. Which country or countries has/have the highest birth rate, and what is this rate?      

5. Which continent has the lowest birth rate, and what is this rate?      

6. Which country or countries has/have the lowest birth rate, and what is this rate?      

7. What is the current death rate for the world?      

8. Which country or countries has/have the highest death rate, and what is this rate?      

9. How is natural increase (annual %) calculated?      

10. Which country or countries does/do not have a positive natural increase (i.e., are either stable or decreasing in population)?      

11. What is infant mortality rate?      

12. Which country or countries has/have the highest infant mortality rate and what is this rate?      

13. Which country or countries has/have the lowest infant mortality rate and what is this rate?      

14. What is total fertility rate?      

15. Which country or countries has/have the highest total fertility rate and what is this rate?      

16. Which country or countries has/have the lowest total fertility rate and what is this rate?      

17. Which country or countries has/have the highest percentage of the population under the age of 15 and what is this percentage?      

18. Which country or countries has/have the highest percentage of the population over age 65 and what is this percentage?      

19. Which country or countries has/have the longest life expectancy, and what is this figure?      

20. Which country or countries has/have the shortest life expectancy and what is this figure?      

21. Which country or countries has/have the highest percentage of the population living in urban areas and what is this percentage?      

22. Which country or countries has/have the highest per capita GNI PPP, and what is this figure?      

23. Which country or countries has/have the lowest per-capita GNI PPP and what is this figure?      

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