APHG Support Today’s Topic: World Regions Aim What are the world’s primary regions and what social, economic and political characteristics should we learn about them?
APHG Support Overarching Goals 1- Strengthen Spatial Knowledge 2- Gain a solid understanding of Geographic Models to comprehend the link between location and [social, political, economic and environmental] phenomena.
Region Name of Region Primary Religion (s) Percentage of World Population Fertility Rate (Avg. # children per woman Country with Strongest Economy Primary Economic Sector GDP Per Capita Human Development Index Rank
Region Name of Region Primary Religion (s) Percentage of World Population Fertility Rate (Avg. # children per woman Country with Strongest Economy Primary Economic Sector GDP Per Capita Human Development Index Rank 1 North America Christianity (Protestants) 5% (~300M) 2USAServices $40K-USA $35K- Canada Very High 2 Western European Christianity (Protestants and Catholics) 5% (~300M) 1.5GermanyServices$33KVery High 3 Eastern Europe Christianity (Catholics and Orthodox) 5% (~300M) 1.2RussiaServices and Industry $15KHigh 4 East Asia Buddhism, Confucianis m, Taoism 22% (~1.5B) 1.5ChinaIndustry$6KMedium 5 JapanBuddhism, Taoism Less than 1 percent 1.5JapanIndustry and services $32KVery High 6 Southeast Asia Buddhism and Islam 9% (~700M) 2.5SingaporeAgriculture and Industry $5KMedium Low
Region Name of Region Primary Religion Percentage of World Population Fertility Rate (Avg. # children per woman Country with Strongest Economy Primary Economic Sector GDP Per Capita Human Development Index Rank 7 OceaniaChristianity.3% (~34M) 1.5Australia Agriculture and Services Highest: $30K (Aus) Lowest $1K-Papua Very high to Medium (Low for Papua) 8 South Asia Hinduism and Islam 16% (~1.2B)2India Agriculture, Industry $1.5K Medium Low 9 Central AsiaIslam2.5% (~170M) 3Iran Agriculture and Resources (Oil!) $2.5K Medium High 10 North Africa and Middle East Islam 6% (~0.5B) 3United Arab Emirates Agriculture and Resources (Oil!) Highest $83K Qatar Lowest $1,000 Palestine Medium High 11 Sub- Saharan Africa Christianity, Animism 10% (~800M)5.7South Africa Agriculture$1K Very low 12 South and Central America, Caribbean Christianity6% (~0.5B) 3BrazilAgriculture and Industry $11K Medium High