Essentials of Ecology

(Kiana) #1

S10 SUPPLEMENT #


Economic, Population, Hunger, Health,


and Waste Production Data and Maps


SUPPLEMENT


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CANADA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

MEXICO CUBA
JAMAICA
BELIZE

DOMINICAN
HAITI REPUBLIC
PUERTO RICO
GUATEMALA

COSTA RICA

NICARAGUA

HONDURAS
EL SALVADOR

PANAMA

COLOMBIA

VENEZUELA

TRINIDAD &
TOBAGO

GUYANASURINAM
FRENCH GUIANA

ECUADOR

BRAZIL
PERU
BOLIVIA

PARAGUAY

ARGENTINA

URUGUAY

CHILE

FALKLAND/MALVINASISLANDS

GREENLAND

I

GUINEA-GAMB

SI

BAHAMAS

SOUTH AMERICASOUTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICANORTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Figure 1 Countries of the world.


Map Analysis:



  1. What is the largest country (in
    area) in (a) North America, (b)
    Central America, (c) South America,
    (d) Europe, and (e) Asia?

  2. What countries surround (a) China,
    (b) Mexico, (c) Germany, and
    (d) Sudan?


Year

10

20

30

40

50

Gross world product(trillion 2006 dollars)

60

70

1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Figure 2 Gross world product, 1950–2006. (Data from International
Monetary Fund and the World Bank)


Data and Graph Analysis



  1. Roughly how many times bigger than the gross world product of
    1985 was the gross world product in 2006?

  2. If the current trend continues, about what do you think the gross
    world product will be in 2010, in trillions of dollars?


S10 SUPPLEMENT 3

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