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The miniature earth

  • Jan 19th, 2009
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    What if the earth’s population was reduced to just 100 people. http://www.miniature-earth.com

    Here are some of th

    This is a fascinating insight into the demographics of the world we live in by reducing it to 100 individuals. The Miniature earth site hosts a very captivating video that is worth watching (and downloading for a $5 donation). Alternatively you can view the video on Youtube @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvTFKpIaQhM

    Here are some interesting statistics:

    Racial breakdown

    • 61 Asians
    • 12 Europeans
    • 8 North Americans
    • 5 South Americans
    • 13 Africans
    • 1 Oceania

    50:50 Male to female ratio

    • 47 people live in urban locations
    • 9 are disabled

    Religious Affliations

    • 33 Christians
    • 18 Muslim
    • 14 Hindu
    • 6 Buddists
    • 13 practice other religions
    • 16 Non religious

    Education

    • 14 can’t read
    • 7 are educated to secondary level
    • 12 own a computer
    • 3 have an internet connection

    Health

    • 13 are Hungry or malnurished
    • 43 have no basic sanitation
    • 18 have no improved water
    • 1 adult has HIV

    This is the 3rd version of the Miniature earth – the original version (text) is available at www.sustainer.org/dhm_archive/index.php?display_article=vn338villageed

    Andrew Churches posted this entry on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 6:37 am. Posted in the category ethics, global project, humanities, reflection, Resources, video, website
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    5 Comments Already

    1. Derek Wenmoth said:
      January 19, 2009 at 7:11 am     Permalink

      sobering statistics – very useful resource for social studies and geography classes.
      NB – your links appear to direct to various advertising pages, Andrew

    2. teachernz said:
      January 19, 2009 at 8:31 am     Permalink

      3 have an internet connection… and we’re a connected world?

      I suspect the links Derek saw were the horrible intext ads that edublogs has started serving – they look like hyperlinks, but are double underlined. :-(

    3. andrewch said:
      January 19, 2009 at 9:13 am     Permalink

      Hi Michael
      I suspect you are right about the links – I checked them as soon as I found Derek’s comment.

      The stats are interesting. 3% of the worlds population has an internet connect and only 7% recieve education to secondary level. We are very privilaged.
      I have said for a while that digital natives are those who have by good fortune had exposure to these technologies for long periods of time. The DN’s are a small group within a small group.

      I am also shocked by the revelation that 1% of Adults are HIV positive. I don’t know how much rounding is involved in this but that is a scary number.
      Even if (and I am not suggesting that they are) the numbers are not hugely accurate, the general trends this shows are frightening.
      Perhaps we should do something about it?

    4. efreeman said:
      January 19, 2009 at 6:27 pm     Permalink

      It is a very cool resource. My kids discussed and commented on it last year as a part of our making a difference project (tied into Kiwis for Kenya). Check it out http://m3rbs.21classes.com/archive/2008/08/30/miniature-earth.htm#comments

    5. andrewch said:
      January 21, 2009 at 5:18 am     Permalink

      @teachernz has found some statistics that contradict the internet connection statistics from this video clip (nice 21st C skill use – validate)
      http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm

      WORLD INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION STATISTICS

      By these statisitics the global level of connectivity has reached 21.9% this is quite a gap.
      But this makes it one of those teachable moments .

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