If the World Were a Village David J

If the World Were a Village David J. Smith

Planet Earth – The Global Village � Earth population - 7 billions – 196 countries � 32 countries with 40 millions + � 11 countries with 100 millions + � China 1. 3 billions � India 1. 1 billions � Canada 34 millions � 7 billions = 100 people � 1 person = 70 million people

Nationalities � 61 � 14 � 11 � � � 8 5 1 from from Asia Africa Europe Latin America Canada & USA Oceania By continents � 20 � 17 � � 5 4 3 3 from from China India USA Indonesia Brazil Pakistan 6 most populated countries

Languages � 6000 languages � Ni hao ma? � Hello! � Zdraz-vooy-teh. � ; Hola! � Ahlan. � Selamat pagi. � 50% + speak 8 languages � 21 Chinese (16 Mandarin) � 9 English � 9 Hindi � 7 Spanish � 4 Arabic � 4 Bengali � 3 Portuguese � 3 Russian

Ages � 1/5 under 9 years old � 50% + under 30 � 15 � 12 9 6 3 1 � 9 � 10 � 18 � 17 � under age 5 between 5 and 9 between 10 and 19 between 20 and 29 � � 1 between between over 79 30 40 50 60 70 and and and 39 49 59 69 79 person dies – 2 babies are born every year � Village average 66

Religions � 33 Christians � 21 Muslims � 13 Hindus � 9 shamanism, animism, folk religions � 6 Buddhists � 2 Confucianism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Jainism � 1 Jewish � 15 non-religious

Food � 31 sheep & goats � 23 cows, bulls, oxen � 15 pigs � 3 camels � 2 horses � 250 chickens (twice as many as people) � No shortage of food � But food isn’t divided equally � 50 do not have a reliable source of food, are hungry some or all of the time � 13 are severely undernourished � 37 always have enough to eat

Air & Water � 83 access to safe water � 17 � 64 � 36 access to adequate sanitation � 68 breathe clean air do not and must spend part of each day to get safe water do not have public or household sewage � 32 breathe unhealthy air because of pollution

Schooling & Literacy � 36 school-aged villagers (ages 5 to 24 ) � 30 attend school � 1 teacher � 72 people over age 15 � 59 can read at least a little � 13 cannot read at all � 2/3 of illiterate are women

Money & possessions � If equally divided each person would have $10 000 US dollars per year � 10 richest own 50% + � Each has $25 000 + � 10 poorest each has $1/day � 75 people average $4/day � Average cost of food, shelter, other necessities $5000 per year

Electricity � 76 have electricity � 24 do not � 42 radios � 28 televisions (7 with cable) � 61 telephones (40 have cell phones) � 15 computers

The village � 1000 � � � � BCE = 1 person 500 BCE = 2 people 1 CE = 3 people In 1000 = 5 people In 1500 = 8 people In 1650 = 10 people In 1800 = 17 people In 1900 = 32 people In 2011 = 100 people In the past � Growing rate of 1. 15 people per year � By 2100 - 200 people � By 2150 - 250 people In the future

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