1. 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?

2. 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.

3. 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 2 3 4 5 6

4. 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

5. 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