World Population Data Sheets



World Population Data Sheets NAME________________________Per _______

The World Population Data Sheet is a useful compendium of information relating to human population. This worksheet should help you to explore the data on the sheet and to determine some relationships between different sets of data. Use the 2007 data sheets unless asked to compare to previous years.

Observe the headings to the various columns. Be aware that essential information is included in the footnotes and back of the sheets. Refer to these frequently in order to understand the data.

1. a. List the World’s 10 largest contries?

b. Look at the list of which countries are expected to be the 10 largest in the year 2050. Which countries will no longer be in the top 10?

2. Find the following information. Which CONTINENT has the:

a. largest population___________ give population _________

b. highest birth rate___________ give birth rate__________

c. lowest death rate___________ give death rate__________

d. highest natural increase_______ give rate of increase_____

e. highest % with HIV________ give % with HIV_______

f. highest infant mortality________ give rate of infant mortality_____

g. lowest total fertility__________ give fertility____________

h. most children under 15_________ give # children under 15______

i. fewest people over 65__________ give # people over 65__________

j. lowest life expectancy___________ give life expectancy___________

k. highest urban population_________ give urban population__________

l. lowest per capita GNI PPP___________ give GNI PPP________________

3 a. People under the age of 15 and over the age of 65 are classified as age dependents. What do you think this means?

b. To determine the percent of people in the “dependent” ages, add the percent of population under 15 and the percent of population over 65. Compare the percentage of age dependents for the United States, the continent of Africa, and the African countries of Kenya and Uganda.

| |United States |Africa |Kenya |Uganda |

|% of population under 15 | | | | |

|% of population over 65 | | | | |

|Total % in “dependent” ages | | | | |

c. Africa’s rapid rate of population increase has meant that a very high percentage of the population is younger than 15 years old. What special problems do countries with a high percentage of their population under 15 have?

d. The United States has a relatively high percentage of their population over 65. What special problems might this cause?

4. List 5 countries having the lowest birth rates.

_____________ _____________ ______________ ______________ ______________

What do they have in common?

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List 5 countries having the lowest death rates.

_____________ _____________ ______________ ______________ ______________

What do they have in common?

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5. Select any country (other than the U.S.) that you wish. Make sure you choose a country where all of the data is available.

a. What country did you select?__________ b. What region is it in? _________

c. What is its Per Capita Gross National Product (GNI PPP)?_________

d. What is the GNI PPP of the United States? _____________

e. Look at the other data for the country that you selected. Compare this information to the same information for the United States.

population (in millions) birth rate (per 1000) death rate

your country_________ _____________ ____________

United States________ _____________ ____________

rate of natural increase infant mortality % pop. under age 15

your country__________ _____________ _______________

United States_________ _____________ _______________

f. What conclusions can you draw from the information you found?

6. How does the United States compare to Western Europe with respect to:

(In other words, is the U.S. "higher" or "lower" than Western Europe for the following?)

birth rate__________ death rate___________

infant mortality___________ life expectancy______________

Which answers surprised you? Explain

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Population, Health and the Environment Name ___________________________

Select a Less Developed Country (LDC) and select a More Developed Country (MDC). The United Nations defines MDCs as all of the countries in Europe and North America, plus Australia, Japan, and New Zealand. All other countries are considered to be LDCs.

LDC MDC

1. Name of country _______________ ______________

What region is it located in? _______________ ______________

What is its GNI PPP? _______________ ______________

What is the population per mi2 _______________ ______________

2. What % of the population urban? _______________ ______________

Are people more likely to live in the

countryside or in cities? _______________ ______________

3. What is the number of vehicles per _______________ ______________

1000 people?

4. What % of population has access to

safe drinking water? _______________ ______________

5. What % of population has access to

adequate sanitation? _______________ _____________

6. What are the CO2 emissions per capita?_______________ ______________

7. How many animals are threatened or endangered? _________ _______________

How many plants are threatened or endangered?_______________ _______________

8. What conclusions can you make about the differences between More Developed Countries and Less Developed Countries?

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