Population And Culture

Global Studies

If the World were 100 PEOPLE:

There would be:
____ Females
____ Males
____ Children
____ Adults
____ Adults age 65 and older
____ Asians
____ Europeans
____ Africans
____ people from the Western Hemisphere
____ would be Christian
____ would be Muslim
____ would be Hindu
____ would be Buddhist
____ would believe in other religions
____ would not be aligned with a religion
____ would speak
____ would speak
____ would speak
____ would speak
____ would speak
____ would speak
____ would speak

Chinese
Hindustani
English
Spanish
Arabic
Russian
other languages

____ would be able to read and write

____ would not be able to read or write
____ would have a college education
____ would own a computer
____ would have food and shelter
____ would be dying of starvation
____ would be undernourished
____ would be overweight
____ people would have no clean, safe water to drink

Warm up:
If the World
were 100 PEOPLE

WHAT IS POPULATION?

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS LIVING IN

A COUNTRY, CITY, OR ANY DISTRICT OR
AREA.

Population distribution

Population distribution describes the way the population is

spread out.

Demographers study the populations of the world to

figure out why population is distributed the way it is.

Factors that influence Population Distribution

Natural Resources, Climate, Econ Development,

Government Policy, Capital Resources, Conflicts

Population distribution

Population distribution

When people move from one place to another, this is called

migration.

Why do people move?

Demographers use the push-pull theory to explain

immigration.

People migrate because certain things push them to leave.

The reasons may be economic or political.

The hope for better living conditions pulls people to a

country. People might be pulled by many things, such as better
economic opportunities or a more desirable climate.

Population Density

Population Density: average number of people who live in

a square mile.

The worlds population, or total number of people, is

spread unevenly over the Earths surface.

number of people the area they occupy = population

density

If each of these boxes represent 1 square

kilometer and each black dot represents a
person, this is what the worlds population
density would look like in 2005 and 2050.
Population Distribution in
Theory

2015

2050

In reality, the population density much more dense in

some places than others. Urban areas are more dense
than rural areas, and some countries are more dense
than others.
Population Distribution in
Reality

2015

2050

Population Pyramids

Population pyramids are

used by demographers
(who study population) as a
tool for understanding the
make-up of a given
population, whether a city,
country, region, or the
world.

Population Pyramids
Vertical Axis - Age Groups
Elderly dependents

Working population

Young dependents

Horizontal Axis Percentage / number

Israel

Mapping the Wealth and Health of Nations

Spain
South Korea

Rich

Cape
Verde

Palestine
Nicaragua
Honduras

Sick
70

Bangladesh

North Korea
Nepal

Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Philippines

65

Yemen

Myanmar

Ghana

Gambia

55

Niger

Malawi

50

Burundi

Mozambique

Dem. Rep. Congo

500

Nigeria

Cameroon
Zambia

Sierra Leone

1 000

Afghanistan

Lesotho

2 000

Colour by region

Size by population

Gabon

3 or 10
less

Angola

income per person

100

1000
millions

2011 data for all 193 UN Members and for

Hong Kong, Kosovo, Palestine, Puerto
Rico and Taiwan.

Documentation and
pdf version for print at:
gapminder.org/downloads/world-pdf
Botswana

Equatorial Guinea

Free to copy, share and

remix, but attribute to
Gapminder Foundation.
If you want to see more data visit:

www.gapminder.org

Chad

Central African Rep.

Guinea-Bissau

Trinidad and Tobago

Kazakhstan

South Africa

Mali

Qatar

Kuwait

Oman

Uganda

Guinea

Somalia

Zimbabwe

Congo, Rep.

Burkina Benin
Faso
Cote d'Ivoire

Rwanda

Belarus

Saudi
Arabia

Luxembourg

United Arab Emirates

Seychelles

Russia

Namibia

Mauritania

Kenya

Togo

China

Lithuania

USA

Liechtenstein

Brunei

Bahrain

Kiribati

Timor-Leste

Djibouti

Liberia

Bulgaria

Hungary

Latvia

Lebanon

Bahamas

Estonia

Singapore

Turkmenistan

South Sudan

Senegal

Tanzania

Iran

Azerbaijan

Bhutan

Sudan

Ethiopia

St. Kitts
Venezuela
& Nevis
Malaysia
Romania Mauritius

Ukraine

India

Comoros

60

Indonesia

Ireland

Nauru
Tuvalu

Papua New Guinea

Haiti

Suriname

Kosovo

Bolivia

Sao Tome
and Principe

Cambodia

Guatemala

ArgentinaAntigua
&Barbuda

Montenegro
St.Lucia

Brazil

Palau
Tonga El Salvador St.Vincent
and G.

Fiji
Mongolia

Pakistan

Madagascar

Eritrea

Iraq

Moldova

Solomon
Islands

Tajikistan

Guyana

Macedonia

Algeria

Vanuatu

Life Expectancy of the World

Ecuador

Grenada Serbia

Sri Lanka Thailand

Libya
Tunisia
Armenia
Peru
Egypt Dom.R.
Georgia
Jordan
Colombia Turkey
Paraguay Samoa
Jamaica

Morocco

Micronesia

Belize

Norway

Sweden

Canada

Taiwan Denmark

Uruguay Barbados
Czech Rep.
Poland
DominicaCroatia
Slovak Rep.
Panama

Bosnia and H.

Australia

map layout by Paolo Fausone

Poor

Syria

Vietnam

Puerto Rico

Mexico

Maldives Albania

Iceland
San Marino
Hong Kong
Andorra Switzerland
France

Netherlands
New Zealand
Austria
Greece Cyprus UK
Germany
Chile Portugal
Finland Belgium
Malta
Slovenia

Cuba Costa Rica

Healthy

75

Italy

Income per Person of the World

life expectancy in years

Japan

GAPMINDER WORLD 2012

80

Monaco

Swaziland

5 000

Version 11 September 2012

10 000

20 000
in US Dollars (GDP/capita, PPP$ inflation adjusted, log scale)

50 000

classwork:
Population
pyramid
Worksheet

Honors HW:
The Population debate
Position Paper: The Population Debate
http://www.economist.com/debate/days/view/364
Directions:
1. The Moderator, Mr. Parker, states that Population is one of the most personal, and most global of all issues. It touches
every family as well as the world as a whole. Your goal is to answer the following questions: Is population a bigger
personal issue or a global issue? Should change, if any, come from individual decisions or national
reforms?
2. Choose at least three main points that EACH argument relies on to prove that their opinion is correct. Summarize the
arguments for each side of the debate in at least one paragraph each.
3. Then, in a third paragraph, describe your opinion by answering the two questions in #1 above and providing a logical
argument with evidence. Use at least two citations or references to the articles.
Requirements
4. Answer the questions Is population a personal issue or global issue? Should change, if any, come from
individual decisions or national reforms? in at least 3 paragraphs (paragraph #1 and #2 summarize the two
sides in this article, paragraph #3 is your own opinion)
o At least three main points from each side of the articles are cited (paragraph # and explained in your
own words)
o Each paragraph is 5-10 sentences with citations (paragraph #)
o Your opinion is clearly stated in paragraph #3 and uses information from the article to support it
15 points per paragraph, 45 possible total points
o 5 points for correct paragraph length
o 5 points for including and correctly citing main points from article
o 5 points for sentence historical/ content accuracy and original ideas.

The moderator's opening remarks

Aug 21st 2009 | Mr John Parker
During the past few years, the size of the world's population has become a matter of public debate in a way not seen since
the late 1960s. At that time, books such as Paul Ehrlich's "The Population Bomb" (1968) forecast that the number of people
would outstrip the world's capacity to feed and clothe them within a generation; Mr Ehrlich advocated stringent
population-control measures. This period was also one of soaring oil and commodity prices, and reflected worries about
future famine and raw-material scarcity.
Today, when the total number of people is 6.7 billion and is forecast to surpass 9 billion by 2050, concerns about rawmaterial scarcities have re-emerged, albeit in a somewhat different form. Many observers now focus on environmental
concerns and fear that a world degraded by climate change will not be able to support more numbers people. Support for
population controls has also reappeared: half of Britons, according to one opinion poll, think people should not have
more than two children.
Against that background, two eminent students of demography, John Seager of Population Connection and Michael Lind
of the New America Foundation, debate the motion that "the world would be better off with fewer people."
For Mr Seager, not only does a degraded environment reduce the world's "carrying capacity"; worse, a higher population
further degrades the environment, leading, as he says "to the destruction of forests, the spread of deserts, and the
pollution and overfishing of waterways and oceans."
A fast-growing population, in his account, is the source of many of the world'sespecially the poor world'swoes. The
problem is not only the size but the structure of growing populations. Countries with large "youth bulges", he points out,
are at a higher risk of civil strife and armed conflict. Hence population growth undermines both security and
development: "25,000 children each day, most due to causes related to overpopulation such as water-borne pathogens."
Mr Seager concludes by arguing for a voluntary population control, which, he says, would be enthusiastically adopted in
many countries where women would like to have fewer children, but cannot.
Mr Lind does not dispute that global warming is a problem but he argues it is a technological, not a population problem.
He points out that a world powered by clean energy would produce less greenhouse gas, even with more people, than a
world with fewer people who use coal and gasoline. He notes that scientists at different times have given wildly different
estimates for the earth's "carrying capacity" and uses that fact to suggest that it is impossible to be definitive about what
the capacity really is: technology and increased efficiency have refuted what looks like imminent resource exhaustion. Mr
Lind puts more emphasis than Mr Seager does on the declining rates of fertility that have been reducing the speed at

World Geography
Social Studies
Unit: 03 Lesson: 01

Name: _______________________

Most Populous Cities of the World

Rank
1.

City
Mumbai (Bombay), India

Population
11,914,398

2.

Shanghai, China

10,996,500

78

3.

So Paulo, Brazil

10,927,985

605

4.

Seoul, South Korea

10,287,847

233

5.

Moscow, Russia

10,101,500

339

6.

Delhi, India

9,817,439

573

7.

Karachi, Pakistan

9,339,023

228

8.

Istanbul, Turkey

8,831,805

165

9.

Beijing, China

8,689,000

289

10.

Mxico City, Mxico

8,591,309

574

11.

Tokyo, Japan

8,483,050

843

12.

Jakarta, Indonesia

8,389,443

228

13.

New York City, U.S.

8,085,742

302

14.

Tehran, Iran

7,796,257

254

15.

Cairo, Egypt

7,629,866

104

16.

London, U.K.

7,429,200

622

17.

Bogot, Colombia

7,185,889

79

18.

Lagos, Nigeria

7,181,000

56

19.

Lima, Peru

7,029,928

120

6,752,001

23

20

Hong Kong, China

Square miles Pop Density

169

21.

Bangkok, Thailand

6,320,174

102

22

Paris, France

6,164,000

289

23.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

6,094,183

450

24.

Baghdad, Iraq

5,556,562

250

2012, TESCCC

04/24/13

Region

Warm Up:
Most Populous
Countries

page 1 of 2

Name________________
Global Studies

Breakfast Around the World Worksheet

Directions: Using the web site Breakfast Around the World www.cuisinenet.com/digest/breakfast/map_world.shtml explore
the following countries and decide what would be the basic breakfast food that you would find there. Enter the description of the
food in the space provide.
Country

United States

Russia

Australia

China

Italy

Argentina

1. What are some commonalities between the foods?

2. What countrys breakfast were you surprised with? Why?

Breakfast Food

classwork:
FOOD For
Thought /
Breakfast from
around the
world

CULTURE
in one word, what you think it
culture is made up of?
Text to the phone number: (747) 444-3548
In the message put: MRCONRAD482 (followed by
your word of culture.

Religion

Life Style
Culture

Location

Language

Culture
Culture:
a

way of life of a group of

people--the behaviors,
beliefs, values, and
symbols that they accept,
generally without thinking
about them, and that are
passed along by
communication and
imitation from one
generation to the next.

Elements

of Culture

1. Government
2. Religion
3. Arts & Literature
4. Customs & Traditions
5. Economy
6. Social Organizations
7. Language

Religion

Religion

A set of practices and

beliefs important to a
culture

Function:

Create a set of morals

to live by.

Answers basic questions

about the unknown.

Five
Major
World
Religions

Hinduism

Buddhism

Judaism Christianity

Islam

Religion

Religious Regions

Hinduism (India)

Buddhism (Southeast Asia)

Judaism (Israel plus large communities in Europe and North

America)

Christianity North and South America, Europe, Russia,

Sub-Saharan Africa

Islam North Africa and Middle East

Name______________________
Global Studies

World Religions Map

Name______________________
Global Studies

World Religions Map

classwork:
Religion Card
Activity

Name_________________________
Global Studies

Purusa - Caste Man

Directions: Read the information on the sites to label the caste man correctly.

Warm up:
Caste System

2500 250 BC

Hinduism

Hinduism developed and

evolved over a long time in India,
giving rise to a variety of beliefs
and practices and to other
religions, including Buddhism.

One of the oldest religions of

humanity, founded in 1500 BCE
or earlier.

It is the 3rd largest religion in

the world.

No particular founder

Hinduism

Main Beliefs

Hindus believe that there is only one God called

(Brahman) BUT it is too complicated to understand so
Hindus worship many gods that are apart of Brahman.

3 Main gods

Brahma the creator of the world

Vishnu- the one who keeps the universe going.

Shiva- The destroyer of evil.

Hinduism

Main Beliefs

Reincarnation being reborn into this world lifetime after

lifetime.

Karma the sum effect of a persons actions, good and bad,

which helps shape future experiences

For Hindus the most holy place to visit is the city of

Varanasi and to bathe in the Ganges River.

Hindus believe that bathing in the Ganges washes away bad

karma.

At death a persons good and bad karma determine if they

are reborn in a higher or lower caste.

Hinduism

Practices

Sacred Book: Four Vedas (truth)

sacred hymns of praise

Contain knowledge revealed by

Brahman

worship can take place anywhere

usually a temple (Mandir) or in the
home.

Spiritual leaders are called gurus or

sages.

Yoga-integrated physical and mental

exercises.

Hinduism

Practices

Caste System

social organization/hierarchy in which a persons occupation

and position in life is determined by the circumstances of his
birth.

Rigid, hereditary membership into birth caste

Marriage only among member of same caste

Occupation choices restricted

Personal contact with other castes restricted

Acceptance of fixed place in society

2500 250 BC

Hinduism

Practices

Caste System

In a famous passage, the metaphor of the

human body was used to describe Indian
society.

The brahman, or priestly, caste represents

society's head

the kshatriya, or warrior, caste are its arms

the vaishya castetraders and landowners

are the legs

the sudra castethe servants of the other

threeare the feet.

2500 250 BC

Buddhism

Buddhism

4th largest religion in the world

Unlike Hinduism, Buddhism can be traced to one single founder,

Siddhartha Gautama in Northeast India

Prince of a small kingdom; he lived a sheltered life and sought

the answer to ending suffering

After years of meditation and searching, he sat under a Bodhi

tree where he became Enlightened

He transformed into the Buddha-the Enlightened One.

Buddhism
Eightfold Path
Right Understanding

Right Intention

Right Speech

Right Livelihood

Right Action

Right Concentration

Right Effort
Right Mindfulness

classwork:
Buddhism
Worksheet

HW:
Comparing Buddhism +
Hinduism
Name_________________________
Global Studies

Comparing and Contrasting Hinduism and Buddhism

Directions: Read the selections below and identify which religion the person is practicing. Underline the major beliefs
and important terms in the paragraph. On the back, create a venn diagram that compares and contrasts Hinduism
and Buddhism.
My religion was born out of the literature of the Aryans who settled in India in 1500 BC. Most of the people
in India today follow my religion. It is not only a religion but also a way of life. I was born into the Brahmin
caste and am studying to be a religious leader. I am very interested in starting my own business as an
architect but my father strictly forbids it. He told me that I must fulfill my dharma, role and responsibilities
of my caste, or I may be doomed in my next life. I certainly do not wish for my soul to be reborn,
reincarnated as an ant, so I will do as my family and religion dictates. I have a very busy life with many
responsibilities to fulfill. I meditate in the mornings and pray to Vishnu and Shiva before going to school. In
school, I read from the Vedas, Upanishads, and Mahabaharata (holy books) in order to understand my
religion and the meaning of life. My mother says I have good karma, but my father does not agree.
Hopefully, this lifetime will prove I am worthy of moksha, and uniting with Brahma. I will do my best to
follow the path that will stop the wheel of reincarnation.
1. WHAT RELIGION DO I FOLLOW?
_______________________________________

My religion was the second major belief system that developed in India. A special man by the name of
Siddhartha Gautama who was born on the foothills of the Himalayas created my religion. Siddhartha lived
between the years of 563 BC and 483 BC. He gave up a comfortable family life in search for the meaning of
life. He tried to find out why there was suffering in the world. After years of wandering and thinking,
Gautama believed that he had found the answer to his question. He then became known as the
Enlightened One. I must live a life based on good conduct, serious thinking through meditation, and a
willingness to give up pleasures of the body. I live in a monastery in China with others who have decided
to follow Guatamas path. By accepting the Four Noble Truths, following the Eightfold Path, and finding
the Middle Way, I hope to avoid reincarnation. I wish to escape from this world of suffering. Hopefully,
within this lifetime, my soul will know perfect peace, nirvana.
2. WHAT RELIGION DO I FOLLOW?
______________________________________

Name_________________________
Global Studies

Purusa - Caste Man

Directions: Read the information on the sites to label the caste man correctly.

Warm up:
Caste System

1500 63 BC

Judaism

Judaism is over 3000 years old and is the oldest of the world's
monotheistic religions (religions with only one God).

It's also the smallest, with only about 14 million (7th) followers
around the world.

Its holy city is Jerusalem.

Jews believe that there is a single God (Yahweh)

They await the Messiah, who will be an earthly king. They believe in
heaven, but that God determines where they go after life on earth.

Ten Commandments is the basic code of law.

Judaism

Holy Book

The most holy Jewish book is the

Torah (the first five books of the
Christian Bible).

Jews worship in Synagogues or temples.

Men and women usually sit separately.

Worship is led by a Rabbi.

Saturday (begins at sundown on Friday)

is time for worship.

Judaism

History

the First Temple for Jewish worship was built around 900-1000 BCE
and destroyed by Babylonians in 586 BCE.

A new temple was finished 70 years later on the site of the First
Temple, but was badly plundered by invading Romans about 54 BCE.

Under King Herod the second temple was rebuilt in 20 BCE.

When the Romans attacked Jerusalem again in 70 CE(AD), they

destroyed Herods temple.

Today, the single remaining temple wall, the Western Wall, is a place
of prayer for Jewish pilgrims.

Judaism

History

Jews moved away from the land again,

until the modern state of Israel was
formed in the late 1940s (Jewish
Diaspora).

A Diaspora occurs when a group of

people leave their homeland and
move to many different locations
separately.

All of the worlds Jewish

communities today that do not live in
present-day Israel are part of the
Jewish Diaspora.

Judaism
Judaism in 1500 C.E.

In 1500, located in Europe and

Middle East

Judaism Today

Today, located in Israel and U.S.

31 33

Christianity

Christianity

is a monotheistic religion

Christianity is the world's largest

religion, with over 2.4 billion followers,
known as Christians.

Beliefs

Christians believe that Jesus Christ

was the Messiah.

Ten Commandments: are

considered divine law given by God.

Christianity

Holy Book

The Bible is divided into the Old and

New Testaments.

Place of worship

is called a Church, which are built in

the shape of a cross with the altar facing
east towards the rising sun.

Services are led by a priest, pastor or

reverend.

Day of worship is normally Sunday.

Christianity
Christianity 1500 C.E.

In 1500, located in Europe and Middle

East

Christianity Today

Today, located in Americas and

Europe

610 - 632

Islam

Islam

is the third oldest monotheistic religion

with 1.6 billion followers known as
Muslims.

Holy Book

Quran (Koran)

Muslims treat the Qur'an with great

respect because they believe that the
Qur'an is from Allah, and every word
and every letter is sacred.

Muslims regard the Qur'an as the

unaltered word of God.

Islam

Place of Worship

is called a Mosque. The word comes from the Arabic.

Worshippers are called to prayer 5 times a day from

minarets towers on the mosque corners.

They contain only designs, no people or animals or furniture.

Normal day of worship is Friday.

Religious leaders are called imams.

Islam

Beliefs

Five Pillars
1. Declaration of faith

"I bear witness that there is no god, but God; I bear witness that
Muhammad is the prophet of God." By reciting this, one enters
Islamic faith.

2. Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca

3. Give a fixed proportion to charity
4. Fast during the month of Ramadan
5. Make a pilgrimage to Mecca

Islam

Hijja: The month

of pilgrimage
during which all
Muslims, at least
once in their life,
should try to make
the pilgrimage to
Mecca and worship
at the Kaaba.

Islam

Denominations / Sects

The split rose from an early dispute over who

should be the leader of Islam after the death
of Muhammad.

Sunni-the majority

argued that the successor should be

appointed by election and consensus,
as tradition dictated.

Shia-the minority

The Shia believed that Muhammad's

successors should come from his
family, starting with Ali, his son-in-law.

Islam
Islam in 1500 C.E.

In 1500, located in Middle East,

Africa, and Southern Europe

Islam Today

Today, located in Middle East, Africa,

and Asia

Major World Religions

JUDAISM

CHRISTIANITY

ISLAM

HINDUISM

BUDDHISM

By the
Numbers

www.adherents.com
2013

SYMBOLS

FOLLOWERS
are CALLED
FOUNDER
MESSIAH
(savior)
HOLY BOOK

NAME of
PLACE of
WORSHIP
HOLIDAYS

- Bhagavad Gita (epic

poem found in the
Mahabharata)

- Rosh Hashanah
(Jewish New Year)

- Passover (Celebrate
the Exodus)

- Easter

(Celebration of

resurrection of Jesus)

- Christmas (Celebration
of birth of Jesus)

- Yom Kippur

- Ramadan (fasting for God)

- Eid al-Fitr (celebration of
end of Ramadan)

- Eid al-Adha (to honor

- Diwali (Festival of

- Wesak (birth of

LightsNew Year
celebration)
-

Buddha)

Abraham)

_____________
(Israel)
Israel

(be more generous)

- Parinirvana (death of

(celebration of a
chance for a new
beginning and to be
forgiven)

HOLY PLACES

- Buddhist New Year

Buddha)

Bethlehem
Nazareth

Mecca (Saudi Arabia)

Medina (Saudi Arabia)

Varanasi (India)
Ganges River (India)

Lumbini (Nepal)