1. If the World Were a Village
David J. Smith

4. Planet Earth – The Global Village
Earth population - 7 billions – 196 countries
32 countries with 40 millions +
11 countries with 100 millions +
China 1.3 billions
India 1.1 billions
Canada 34 millions
7 billions = 100 people
1 person = 70 million people

6. 6 most populated countries
Nationalities
61 from Asia
14 from Africa
11 from Europe
8 from Latin America
5 from Canada & USA
1 from Oceania
20 from China
17 from India
5 from USA
4 from Indonesia
3 from Brazil
3 from Pakistan
By continents
6 most populated countries

7. Languages 6000 languages 21 Chinese (16 Mandarin) Ni hao ma? Hello!
Zdraz-vooy-teh.
;Hola!
Ahlan.
Selamat pagi.
50% + speak 8 languages
21 Chinese (16 Mandarin)
9 English
9 Hindi
7 Spanish
4 Arabic
4 Bengali
3 Portuguese
3 Russian

8. Ages 1/5 under 9 years old 50% + under 30 9 under age 5
10 between 5 and 9
18 between 10 and 19
17 between 20 and 29
15 between 30 and 39
12 between 40 and 49
9 between 50 and 59
6 between 60 and 69
3 between 70 and 79
1 over 79
1 person dies – 2 babies are born every year
Village average age 66

9. Religions 33 Christians 21 Muslims 13 Hindus
9 shamanism, animism, folk religions
6 Buddhists
2 Confucianism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Jainism
1 Jewish
15 non-religious

11. Food 31 sheep & goats 23 cows, bulls, oxen 15 pigs 3 camels 2 horses
250 chickens (twice as many as people)
No shortage of food
But food isn’t divided equally
50 do not have a reliable source of food, are hungry some or all of the time
13 are severely undernourished
37 always have enough to eat

12. Air & Water 83 access to safe water 64 access to adequate sanitation
68 breathe clean air
17 do not and must spend part of each day to get safe water
36 do not have public or household sewage
32 breathe unhealthy air because of pollution

13. Schooling & Literacy 36 school-aged villagers (ages 5 to 24 )
30 attend school
1 teacher
72 people over age 15
59 can read at least a little
13 cannot read at all
2/3 of illiterate are women

14. Money & possessions
If equally divided each person would have $ US dollars per year
10 richest own 50% +
Each has $
10 poorest each has $1/day
75 people average $4/day
Average cost of food, shelter, other necessities $5000 per year

15. Electricity 76 have electricity 24 do not 42 radios
28 televisions (7 with cable)
61 telephones (40 have cell phones)
15 computers

16. The village Growing rate of 1.15 people per year By 2100 - 200 people
1000 BCE = 1 person
500 BCE = 2 people
1 CE = 3 people
In = 5 people
In = 8 people
In 1650 = 10 people
In 1800 = 17 people
In 1900 = 32 people
In 2011 = 100 people
In the past
In the future

17. Good Luck!

18. Thank You & Good Night!!!