- The population density of Earth is going up drastically.
- There is 7,050,000,000 people on the earth.
- 32 countries have more than 40 million people.
- 11 countries have more than 100 million.
- China has the most people country with 1.3 billion people.
- India has 1.2 billion people and has the second most.
- If 100 people represented the whole world:
- 60 are from Asia
- 15 are from Africa
- 11 are from Europe
- 8 are from South America and Central America
- 5 are from the U.S. and Canada
- 1 is from Oceania
- More than half of the people come from the six most populated villages.
- More than half people speak 8 languages:
- 21 speak Chinese
- 9 speak Hindi
- 9 speak English
- 7 speak Spanish
- 4 speak Bengali
- 4 speak Arabic
- 4 speak Portuguese
- Ages:
- 9 are under 5
- 10 are between 5 and 9
- 18 are between 10 and 19
- 17 are between 20 and 29
- 15 are between 30 and 39
- 12 are between 40 to 49
- 9 are between 50 and 59
- 6 are between 60 and 69
- 3 are between 70 and 79
- 1 is over 79
- At present rate of growth population will increase by twelve people every ten years.
- Many countries are decreasing in population because they aren't having as many kids.
- Compared to 1990 which has 44 young people (under 20) now there is 37 young people and in 2050 there might be 23 young people
- In 1990 there were only 9 people over 65
- Now there are 16 over 65
- Religion:
- 33 are Christians
- 22 are Muslims
- 15 are non-religious or atheist
- 14 are Hindu
- 9 practice folk religions
- 5 are Buddhist
- 1 practices other religions
- Animals
- 31 sheep and goats.
- 23 cows, bulls, and oxen
- 15 pigs
- 3 camels
- 2 horses
- 700 chickens (7 times more than people)
- If all the food was divided equally everyone would have plenty but...
- 30 people in the village do not have a reliable source of food and are sometimes or always hungry
- 17 people are severely malnourished and are always hungry.
- 47 people don't have food security-they can't be sure they will have food tomorrow
- The other 53 know they will have food tomorrow.
- In most of the village the air is healthy and the water is clean
- 87 have access to close, clean, water
- The others spend most of the day getting clean water.
- 62 have access to sanitation-sewage disposal.
- 38 do not and are at risk for serious disease
- 68 breathe clean air well while 32 breathe air that is unhealthy because of pollution.
- School and Work.
- 36 school aged villagers 5-24 years of age.
- Only 30 school aged children go to school.
- 1 teacher for the 30 kids.
- Half of the six that don't go to school are child laborers in fields, factories, mines, sell things on the school, and may serve as soldiers.
- The other half work for their family.
- In one part of the village a family buys a new car in another a man repairs the family bicycle their most prized possession.
- If money was divided equally everyone would get $10,300 U.S. dollars.
- The richest 10 people have nearly 85% of the world's wealth.
- Each has more than $87,500 a year.
- An average cost of food, shelter, and other necessities in the village is more than $5,000
- Most people can't afford these basic needs.
- The poorest 10 make less than $2 a day
- Half of the people of the village average $6 a day
- 50 radios
- 45 televisions
- 103 telephones(more than 86 are cellphones)
- 28 computers
- 2 trucks
- 10 automobiles
- 20 bicycles
- 76 have electricity.
- 24 do not.
- Those 24 do not have light, air conditioning, or video games.
- 1 out of every 4 do not have any electricity
- Most of the villagers use electricity only for light
- 73% comes from fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas.
- 17% comes from nuclear energy.
- 10% comes from renewable sources such as wind or water.
- In 1850 the average life expectancy was 38.
- In 1950 it was 47
- Now it is 68 years of age.
- One big problem is Malaria and 41 live in areas where Malaria is common and 6 will get Malaria.
- In 1000 B.C. only 1 person lived in the village.
- In 500 B.C. only 2 people lived in the village.
- In 1 B.C. only 3 people lived in the village.
- In 1000 5 people lived in the village.
- In 1500 8 people lived in the village.
- In 1650 10 people lived in the village.
- In 1800 17 people lived in the village.
- In 1900 32 people lived in the village.
- In 2012 100 people lived in the village.
- Every year we gain 1.15%
- In 2150 we will have 250 people in this village
- Experts think that the village can only hold 250 people and even then there may be widespread shortages of food.
Questions | Answers |
| I was very surprised that that 10% of the world had nearly 85% of the world's wealth and that the village only had ten automobiles. I was extremely surprised that the lowest 10% made only $2 a day. I wish that the cost of automobiles were a bit lower because only 10% of the people can afford them or maybe they don't need it. I also wish that more people had electricity because only 76% of people have electricity. I wanted to decrease the number of people who could get malaria because 41% live in a place where malaria is common. I think that if people donate some money to doctors then they might be able to help the people who get sick and die because they have no available treatment. I could help by doing volunteer projects to help get supplies to the people who need it and I could encourage others to help in their own ways. |