The following "theme Activity 2" must be completed and handed in. A Microsoft Word 6.0 version is availble here.
Economic Geography (20 points) Name ______________________
Country ____________________
Using recent atlases, almanacs, PC Globe Maps 'N Facts, other computer software, and/or other reference materials, list the following data for your country. Hand in theses pages. You MUST use PC Globe Maps 'N Facts to gather some data and provide proof by turning in a one page printout of data or maps from the computer program. (Information on how to use this computer program is included later in this syllabus.)
REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
a. area:
your country _________________ USA_______________
How does this data for your country compare with the rest of the world's countries?
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b. area compared to what? your country _________________ USA _______________
( eg. "Twice as big as Illinois.")
c. total population _________________ _______________
How does this data for your country compare with the rest of the world's countries?
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d. adjacent countries _________________ _______________
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MEASURES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
a. gross domestic product per capita _________________ _______________
How does this data for your country compare with the rest of the world's countries?
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your country USA
b. population growth rate (%) _________________ _______________
How does this data for your country compare with the rest of the world's countries?
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c. population doubling time (yrs.) _________________ _______________
How does this data for your country compare with the rest of the world's countries?
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d. crude birth rate _________________ _______________
How does this data for your country compare with the rest of the world's countries?
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e. crude death rate _________________ _______________
How does this data for your country compare with the rest of the world's countries?
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f. percent of GDP from:
agriculture _________________ _______________
How does this data for your country compare with the rest of the world's countries?
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manufact. _________________ _______________
services _________________ _______________
your country USA
g. percent urbanization _________________ _______________
How does this data for your country compare with the rest of the world's countries?
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h. energy use per capita _________________ _______________
How does this data for your country compare with the rest of the world's countries?
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i. literacy rate _________________ _______________
How does this data for your country compare with the rest of the world's countries?
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j. life expectancy _________________ _______________
How does this data for your country compare with the rest of the world's countries?
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k. infant mortality rate _________________ _______________
How does this data for your country compare with the rest of the world's countries?
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l. people per doctor _________________ _______________
How does this data for your country compare with the rest of the world's countries?
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