1. If the World had 100 People… Comparing Regions Around the World

2. Name That Continent Warm-up: Practice your mental mapping skills. Can you recognize each continent by it’s shape?.

3. EuropeNorth America South America Australia Africa Asia How did you do? Fix any errors now.

4. 1. Rank your continents in area from largest to smallest.

5. CONTINENTS (by size) #1 Asia - (44,579,000 sq km) #2 Africa - (30,065,000 sq km) #3 North America - (24,256,000 sq km) #4 South America - (17,819,000 sq km) #5 Antarctica - (13,209,000 sq km) #6 Europe - (9,938,000 sq km) #7 Australia/Oceania - (7,687,000 sq km)

6. 2. Rank your continents in population from largest to smallest.

7. CONTINENTS (by population) #1 Asia - (3,674,000,000) #2 Africa - (778,000,000) #3 Europe - (732,000,000) #4 North America - (483,000,000) #5 South America - (342,000,000) #6 Australia/Oceania - (31,000,000) #7 Antarctica - (0)

8. 3. Rank your continents in wealth from richest to poorest.

9. CONTINENTS (by wealth) #1 Europe #2 North America #3 Asia #4 South America #5 Africa #6 Australia/Oceania #7 Antarctica

10. There are over 7 billion people on this planet. It is hard to imagine or picture such a large number.

11. To make it easier, we are going to imagine the whole population of the world as a village of just 100 people. = 70,000,000 in the real world P.S. You can think about it like a percentage to make it easier to understand.

13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hedHdWV3CDU Watch this 3 minute video made by the “Miniature Earth Project”. We will correct the answers after, so do not try to do so during the video. Just watch and think about the message.

14. _______ Asian _______ Christians _______ North American _______ not have access to safe water _______ male _______ malnourished _______ people who smoke _______ have a disability _______ obese _______ would have a computer _______ without electricity _______ unable to read or write _______ white _______ owners of a cell phone _______ college educated If the world had 100 people, this is how it would look: 61 33 5 50 26 12 24 18 61 33 1

15. Think about the world facts that surprised you the most. Why did they surprise you? What did you think before? How has it changed your point of view?

16. “There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich.” -Marlene Dietrich (movie star) Summary: Respond to this quote. Explain what you believe it means. Do you agree? Why or why not?