(As if you didn’t have enough of them already…)

Population Pyramids A graphic device that shows gender and age distribution of a population Here is a population pyramid of Jefferson County. -Which age group has the largest overall population? -Which gender has the largest overall population? -Which age group contains both the highest percentage of males and females?

Let’s make our own… You’re all females so we’ll have to come up with something else instead of sex You’re all pretty close to the same age, so let’s use birthday months instead

Population Density The average number of people who live in a measurable area, reached by dividing the number of inhabitants in the area by the amount of land they occupy. For example, Louisville’s population density is about 4,215 people per square mile!

Let’s do a little subway experiment In Hamburg, Germany there are 2.8 passengers per square meter In Hamburg, Germany there are 2.8 passengers per square meter In New York City there are 3.4 passengers per square meter In New York City there are 3.4 passengers per square meter In London, England there are 5.5 passengers per square meter In London, England there are 5.5 passengers per square meter In Paris, France there are 6.4 passengers per square meter In Paris, France there are 6.4 passengers per square meter In Tokyo, Japan there are 9.0 passengers per square meter In Tokyo, Japan there are 9.0 passengers per square meter How do you think that population density affects people? How do you think that population density affects people?

Time Zones A region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. Times Around the World!

Literacy Rates percentage of people who can read in a country or area. Literacy rates are falling worldwide over the last 30 years. Why?

Life Expectancy the average length of life in a given area for a given population. The current life expectancy is about 79 years in the United States (76 for men, 81 for women). We only rank 33 rd in the world. What type of factors affect life expectancy? What parts of the world have lower life expectancies?

Infant Mortality Rate The number of deaths among infants under age one as measured per 1,000 live births. The US has the 46th lowest infant mortality rate 6.26 infant deaths per 1000 Iraq has deaths per 1000 India Uganda What type of factors do you think causes a higher infant mortality rate?

Fertility Rate The average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime, if she had children at the current rate of her country.

Gross National Product (GNP) The total value of all goods and services produced by a country in a period of time.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) The value of only goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time. So how is this different from GNP? Why would this statistic possibly be more useful in some cases? Both are often measured per capita. What does this mean?