1. What makes a long and happy life? Long? Good health Medicine Diet Exercise Clean water Sanitation Education Home Family Happy? Home Family Health Where does money come into it?

2. Learning Objective: To understand how countries vary around the world Success Criteria: You have used the ‘social and economic statistics’ section of the atlas to complete your table L3-4 you have described what your table shows L5 – you have explained what your table shows L6 – You have analysed what your table shows

3. KeywordDefinition Birth RatePer person. Death RateThe number of births per thousand population. Life Expectancy When the birth rate is higher than the death rate the population will go up. GNP The age to which somebody in a given country is expected to live. Per capitaThe amount of money a country has. Natural Increase When the death rate is higher than the birth rate the population will go down. Natural DecreaseThe number of deaths per thousand people

4. Tasks Colour the highest in each column Colour the lowest in each column Answer these questions in full sentences in your exercise book: 1.Which country had the highest population? 2.Which country had the highest population density 3.Which country had the highest GDP per capita? 4.Why do some countries have a higher life expectancy? 5.What do you notice about life expectancy, birth rate and death rate? Why do you think this is?

5. 78 UK 65 Bolivia 71 Iran 49 South Africa 72 Brazil 82 Japan 64 Yemen 54 Kenya PLAY YOUR LIFE EXPECTANCYRIGHT

6. 52 Ethiopia 43 Afghanistan 51 Uganda 80 Sweden 81 Switzerland 78 USA 81 Australia 80 New Zealand PLAY YOUR LIFE EXPECTANCYRIGHT

7. 66 71 Iran 64 India 71 Iran 78 China Mongolia 59 Iraq 60 Haiti 42 Zambia PLAY YOUR LIFE EXPECTANCYRIGHT

8. 75 50 Cameroon 64 Bangladesh 52 Burkina Faso 39 Swaziland Ecuador 77 Barbados 74 Vietnam 68 Maldives PLAY YOUR LIFE EXPECTANCYRIGHT