If The World Were A Village

An editing Powerpoint Presentation of the book written by David J. Smith and Illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong.

1. Based on the book of the same name by David Smith & Shelagh Armstrong published in 2003

2. .
Earthisacrowdedplace
.
Earthisacrowdedplace
1, 2002,
AsofJanuary the
1, 2002,
AsofJanuary the
’ 6
worldspopulationwas
’ 6
worldspopulationwas
, 200 .
billion million That
, 200 .
billion million That
6,200,000,000!6,200,000,000!

Imagine

Imagine
100
people
100
people

livein

livein
………..
theglobalvillage
………..
theglobalvillage

3. Numbersthisbigarehard

Numbersthisbigarehard
,
tounderstand butwhatif
,
tounderstand butwhatif

weimaginedthewhole

weimaginedthewhole

populationoftheworldas

populationoftheworldas
100 ?
avillageof people
100 ?
avillageof people

Imagine

Imagine
100
people
100
people

livein

livein
………..
theglobalvillage
………..
theglobalvillage

4. Imagine

Imagine
100
people
100
people

livein

livein
………..
theglobalvillage
………..
theglobalvillage

5. NationalitiesNationalities
6161 peoplepeople
are fromAsia

are fromAsia
1313 peoplepeople
are fromAfrica

are fromAfrica
1212 peoplepeople
are fromEurope

are fromEurope
88 peoplepeople
are fromSouth&CentralAmerica&the

are fromSouth&CentralAmerica&the
CaribbeanCaribbean
5 5 peoplepeople
are fromCanada&the USA

are fromCanada&the USA
• personperson ( ,
is fromOceania Australia newZealand
( ,
is fromOceania Australia newZealand
)
&the Pacific islands
)
&the Pacific islands
61611212
1313
88
55
11

6. Morethanhalfthepeoplecomefrom

Morethanhalfthepeoplecomefrom
10 …
the mostpopulatedcountries
10 …
the mostpopulatedcountries
•21
people

are fromChina
•17
people

are fromIndia
•5
people

are fromthe USA
•4
people

are fromIndonesia
•3
people

are fromBrazil
•3
people

are fromPakistan
•2
people

are fromRussia
•2
people

are fromBangladesh
•2
people

are fromJapan
•2
people

are fromNigeria

7. Intheglobalvillagetherearealmost
6000
languages butmorethanhalfofthe
….
peoplespeaktheseeight
•22
people

speakaChinese
dialect
•9
people

speakEnglish
•8
people

speakHindi
•7
people

speakSpanish
•4
people

speakArabic
•4
people

speakBengali
•3
people

speakPortuguese
•3
people

speakRussian
hello
Hola
Ahlan
Ni
hao
ma
Selamat
pagi
Namaste
Zdraz
vooy teh

8. :
Ages herearetheagesofthe
villagers
•10
are
children 5
underage
•10
are
children 5 9
between and
•19 10 19
are between and
•16 20 29
are between and
•15 30 39
are between and
•11 40 49
are between and
•9 50 59
are between and
•6 60 69
are between and
•3 70 79
are between and
•1 79
is over

On average

On average
1
person
1
person
diesdies
and

and
3
babies are
3
babies are
bornborn
each year

each year

9. :
Religions inthevillageof
:
Religions inthevillageof
100 …..
people
100 …..
people
•32
are Christians
32
are Christians
•19
are Muslims
19
are Muslims
•13
are Hindus
13
are Hindus
•12 ,
practise shamanism animism
12 ,
practise shamanism animism

and otherfolkreligions

and otherfolkreligions
• 6
are Buddhists
6
are Buddhists
• 2
belong to otherglobalreligions
2
belong to otherglobalreligions
’, ,
such as Baha i Shintoism
’, ,
such as Baha i Shintoism
SikhismSikhism
• 1
is Jewish
1
is Jewish
•15
are non religious
15
are non religious

10. :
Food thevillagers rearanimals which
:
Food thevillagers rearanimals which

helptoproducefoodorareasourceof

helptoproducefoodorareasourceof
foodfood
:
There are
:
There are
• 31
sheep
31
sheep

and

and
goatsgoats
• 23
cows
23
cows
, , bullsbulls
and

and
oxenoxen
• 15
pigs
15
pigs
• 3
camels
3
camels
• 2
horses
2
horses
• 189
chickens
189
chickens
( )
nearly twice as many chickens as people
( )
nearly twice as many chickens as people

11. Thereisnoshortageoffoodin

Thereisnoshortageoffoodin

theglobalvillagebutthefood

theglobalvillagebutthefood
………
isnotdividedequally
………
isnotdividedequally
50
people
50
people

donothaveareliable

donothaveareliable

sourceoffood andarehungrysome

sourceoffood andarehungrysome

orallofthetime

orallofthetime
20
people
20
people

areseverely

areseverely
undernourishedundernourished

Only

Only
30
people
30
people

always haveenoughto

always haveenoughto
eateat

12. :
Airandwater freshairandclean
:
Airandwater freshairandclean
….
drinkingwaterarenecessities
….
drinkingwaterarenecessities
:
In the globalvillage
:
In the globalvillage
7575 peoplepeople
have access to safe waterin theirhomes or

have access to safe waterin theirhomes or

within a shortdistance

within a shortdistance
2525 peoplepeople
have to spend a large partofeach day getting

have to spend a large partofeach day getting
waterwater
6060 peoplepeople
have access to adequate sanitation

have access to adequate sanitation
4040 peoplepeople
do nothave access to public orhousehold

do nothave access to public orhousehold

sewage disposal

sewage disposal
6868 peoplepeople
breathe clean air

breathe clean air
3232 peoplepeople
breathe airwhich is polluted

breathe airwhich is polluted

13. SchoolingandLiteracy

SchoolingandLiteracy
38 - ,
Ofthe schoolagedvillagers only
38 - ,
Ofthe schoolagedvillagers only
3131
childrenchildren
attendschool

attendschool
88 ,
Ofthe peopleoldenoughtoread
88 ,
Ofthe peopleoldenoughtoread
7171
peoplepeople
canreadatleastalittlebut

canreadatleastalittlebut
17
people
17
people

cannotreadatall

cannotreadatall

Moremales aretaughttoreadthan

Moremales aretaughttoreadthan
femalesfemales

14. WealthWealth

Ifallthe moneyinthe village were divided

Ifallthe moneyinthe village were divided
,
equally eachpersonwouldhave about
,
equally eachpersonwouldhave about
6200
$
6200
$
.
peryear
.
peryear
….
Howeverthe moneyis notdividedequally
….
Howeverthe moneyis notdividedequally

The

The
20
richest
20
richest

have more than

have more than
9000
$ ayear
9000
$ ayear

The

The
20
poorest
20
poorest

have less than

have less than
1
$ perday
1
$ perday
..
,
The average costoffood shelterand
,
The average costoffood shelterand

necessities inthe village is

necessities inthe village is
4000 5000
$ to $ per
4000 5000
$ to $ per
yearyear

15. AccesstoElectricity

AccesstoElectricity
…
Inourglobalvillage
…
Inourglobalvillage
76
people
76
people

have electricity

have electricity
24
people
24
people

do not

do not

Ofthe

Ofthe
76
people
76
people

who have electricitymost

who have electricitymost

use itonlyforlightatnight

use itonlyforlightatnight

Some villagers have luxuries thatdependon

Some villagers have luxuries thatdependon
. :
electricity Inthe village there are
. :
electricity Inthe village there are
42
radios
42
radios
24
televisions
24
televisions
30
telephones
30
telephones
10
computers
10
computers

16. ?
Howhasthevillagegrown
?
Howhasthevillagegrown
3000 1
Around years ago only person lived in the village
3000 1
Around years ago only person lived in the village
2500 2
years ago there were people
2500 2
years ago there were people
2000 3
years ago there were people
2000 3
years ago there were people
1000 5
years ago there were people
1000 5
years ago there were people
500 8
years ago there were people
500 8
years ago there were people
350 10
years ago there were people
350 10
years ago there were people
200 17
years ago there were people
200 17
years ago there were people
100 32
years ago there were people
100 32
years ago there were people
2002 100
In there were people
2002 100
In there were people

17. ?
Thevillageinthefuture
?
Thevillageinthefuture
The rate of growth of the global village
means that there will probably be 250
people in the village by the year 2100.
This is an important number as many
experts think that 250 is the maximum
number of people the village can sustain.