If the World
had 100
People…
Comparing
Regions
Around the
World
Warm-up:
Name That Continent
Practice your mental mapping skills. Can you
recognize each continent by it’s shape?.
Europe
North America
Africa
South America
Asia
Australia
How did you do? Fix any errors now.
1. Rank your continents in area from
largest to smallest.
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)
2. Rank your continents in population
from largest to smallest.
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)
3. Rank your continents in wealth
from richest to poorest.
CONTINENTS (by wealth)
#1 Europe
#2 North America
#3 Asia
#4 South America
#5 Africa
#6 Australia/Oceania
#7 Antarctica
There are over 7 billion people on this
planet.
It is hard to imagine
or picture such a
large number.
To make it easier, we are going to imagine the
whole population of the world as a village of
just 100 people.
P.S. You can think
about it like a
percentage to
make it easier to
understand.
= 70,000,000 in the real world
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hedHdWV3CDU
If the world had 100 people,
this is how it would look:
61
33
_______
5
_______
_______
33
Asian
Christians
North
American
_______ not have
access to
50
_______
50
_______
safe water
male
malnourished
26
_______
12
_______
12
12
_______
people who
smoke
have a
disability
_______ obese
24
_______
would have
a computer
without
electricity
18
_______ unable to
61
_______
33
_______
1
read or write
white
owners of
a cell phone
_______ college
educated
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?
Summary:
“There is a gigantic difference between
earning a great deal of money and being rich.”
-Marlene Dietrich (movie star)
Respond to this quote. Explain what you believe it
means. Do you agree? Why or why not?