SOCIAL STUDIES 11 – POPULATION AND STANDARDS OF LIVING PROJECT
This assignment will enable you to understand population statistics as well as the
types of information used to calculate a country’s standard of living. You will also
learn how to represent this information using charts and graphs. You may work
on your own or with a partner.
1. Choose a country to research.
2. Research the following key indicators used to determine a country’s standard
of living. Point form is acceptable.
a. Total population
b. Birth Rate
c. Death Rate
d. Rate of natural increase
e. Total population growth
f. Life expectancy
g. Population Pyramid
h. Demographic transition model stage
i. Population density
j. Nutritional density
k. Adult literacy rate
l. GDP per capita
m. United Nation’s Human Development Index
n. Unicef Child Risk Index
o. HIV/AIDS Infection rate
p. Natural resources
q. Government
r. Culture
s. Economic industries
t. National Debt
3. Write a short analysis of your country based on the above research. (1 page)
Is your country developing or developed? What are the challenges and/or
advantages associated with your country based on its position in the
demographic transition model and current standard of living? How can some
of these challenges be addressed?
4. Choose a method to display the information. You may create a poster,
report, powerpoint, prezi… Be creative. ALL OF THE CATEGORIES above
must be included. Your assignment must also use graphs and charts to
display relevant information. There must be at least one example of each
of the following:
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b.
c.
d.
BAR GRAPH
PIE CHART
LINE GRAPH
SCATTERGRAPH
5. Suggested websites:
http://hdr.undp.org/en/countries/
http://esa.un.org/wpp/population-pyramids/population-pyramids.htm
http://populationpyramid.net/
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
http://www.who.int/gho/countries/en/index.html
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/populations/ctypopls.htm
http://www.prb.org/DataFinder/Geography.aspx?loct=3
Evaluation:
Your project will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
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Information is displayed in a creative and effective manner.
All of the statistical categories are accurately researched, with
sufficient detail.
Analysis includes a discussion of at least 3 challenges and/or
advantages, and provides at least 1 suggestion for dealing with current
challenges.
Includes at least one example of each of the graphs/charts listed.
Includes a Works Cited page.
Total:
/100
Country: ________________________
Due date: _______________________