January 26, 2017

Internet Exploration Day 

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/03/age-of-man/map-interactive

Go to the map on the link above.  These maps are from the same article on the "Face of Humanity" we looked at the other day.  Use the Google Doc and Answer the following questions about the maps.  You need to share the Doc with Ingram and myself. You can work with a partner or two.

Page (Map) 1:

What are the differences in the colors of the map?  
Where are the most colors seen around the world?  Why is that?
Where are there areas with less colors?  Why do you think that is?

Page 2 and 3 (Map):  Economics

What are the differences between the colors?
How much money does a person in the upper middle class make (on average)?
What is one trend you see on the Economic maps?
Where are high income countries mostly located? 
Where are low income countries mostly located? 
Are there any countries that economically seem out of place where they’re located?
Group the countries into a region based upon similar economic statuses.  Describe the regions you developed.  How many regions are there?  What is one country located in each region?
What statistics did you use in your region?  Why?
What are the main differences between the high income and low income regions?
Which country had the highest deaths under Age 5?  What was the amount?
Which country had the lowest life expectancy at birth?  What was it?
What is one other statistic about population you were surprised by?  Why?