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Region

Class Size

# Students

Gross National Income (GNI)


# Kisses

Calories

# Peanuts

Energy

# Fireballs

CO2
Emissions


# Balloons

Drinking
Water

# Cups

     

1=$1,000

1=400

# Needed

500 Kg

1 = 1 metric ton

Cups Safe

Cups Unsafe

North America

25

1

A bag of
41

9 each

9

A bag of
16

20

1

0

30

1

9

1

0

40

2

18

2

0

Latin America

25

2

A bag of
8

7 each

14

A bag of
2

3

1.8

0.2

30

3

21

2.7

0.3

40

3

21

2.7

0.3

Africa

25

3

A bag of
2

6 each

18

A bag of
1

1

2

1

30

4

24

2.5

1.5

40

5

30

3

2

Europe

25

3

A bag of
21

8 each

24

A bag of
7

8

3

0

30

4

32

4

0

40

5

40

5

0

Asia (excl. China)

25

10

A bag of
6

6 each

60

A bag of
2

2

8

2

30

12

72

10

2

40

16

96

13

3

China

25

6

A bag of
7

7 each

42

A bag of
2

3

4.6

1.4

30

6

42

4.6

1.4

40

9

63

7

2

Total Amount Needed

25

25

85

167 in 25 bags

30

37

21

6

30

30

85

200 in 30 bags

30

37

26

7

40

40

85

268 in 40 bags

30

37

33

8



Data Table


 North
America		 Latin
America		 Africa Europe Asia
excl. China		 China
2006 Population (millions) 332 566 924 732 2,657 1,311
Natural Increase % 0.6 1.5 2.3 -0.1 1.6 0.6
% Total Population
 5 9 14 11 41 20
Total Fertility Rate 2 2.5 5.1 1.4 2.8 1.6
Land Area, % of WorldTotal 15 15 23 17 17 7
% Urban Population
 79 76 37 75 39 37
Agricultural Land, % of Region 26
 39 38 22 51 60
GNI, $/capita $40,980 $7,950 $2,480 $21,120 $5,640 $6,600
Calories/
person/day		 3,770 2,820 2,380 3,300 2480 2,960
Energy Cnsmt. (Kg of Oil Equivalent/
capita)		 7,946 1,159 692 3,614 1,017 960
Pollution
CO2 Emis/capita (metric tons)		 20 3 1 8 2 3
% Pop. w/Access to Safe Drinking Water 100 90 63 100 84 77
Infant Mortality Rate (1000 births) 7 26 84 7 54 27
Est. Population in 2025 (millions) 387 700 1355 717 3,263 1,476

Sources:

  • 2006 World Population Data Sheet (Population Reference Bureau, 2006): 2025 population, natural increase, total fertility rate, % urban, per capita GNI PPP, land area % total, % total population, 2006 population, infant mortality rate.

  • 2005 World Population Data Sheet (Population Reference Bureau, 2005): energy consumption, % of population with access to safe drinking water.

  • The State of Food and Agriculture 2005 (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2005): % agricultural land, calories per person per day.

  • World Resources 2005: The Wealth of the Poor (UNDP, UNEP, The World Bank, World Resources Institute): CO2 emissions per capita.

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