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Danny Dorling & Benjamin HennigDanny Dorling & Benjamin Hennig

Lydgate Junior School, Sheffield, 24/2/2010Lydgate Junior School, Sheffield, 24/2/2010

Our worldOur world

Our worldOur world

Countries and Countries and regionsregions

How many people How many people are there on our are there on our world?world?

In your school: 500In your school: 500

11, , 22, , 33 – – quite a lotquite a lot

In your school: 500In your school: 500 In Sheffield: 500In Sheffield: 500 000000

(= 1000 schools)(= 1000 schools)

11, , 22, , 33 – – quite a lotquite a lot

In your school: 500In your school: 500 In Sheffield: 500In Sheffield: 500 000000 In the United Kingdom: 60In the United Kingdom: 60 000000 000000 (= 120 Sheffields or 120 000 schools)(= 120 Sheffields or 120 000 schools)

11, , 22, , 33 – – quite a lotquite a lot

In your school: 500In your school: 500 In Sheffield: 500In Sheffield: 500 000000 In the United Kingdom: 60In the United Kingdom: 60 000000 000000 In the World: 6In the World: 6 800800 000000 000000 (= 112 Uks or 13 600 Sheffields or 13.6 million schools)(= 112 Uks or 13 600 Sheffields or 13.6 million schools)

From land to From land to peoplepeople

World populationWorld population

China:China:1.3 billion1.3 billion

peoplepeople

India:India:1.2 billion1.2 billion

peoplepeople

USA:USA:309 million309 million

peoplepeople

Europe:Europe:732 million732 million

peoplepeople

Africa:Africa:973 million973 million

peoplepeople

Latin America:Latin America:577 million577 million

peoplepeople

English speakersEnglish speakers

USA:USA:240 million240 million

native speakersnative speakers

UK:UK:55 million55 million

native speakersnative speakers

Australia:Australia:16 million16 million

native speakersnative speakers

Welsh speakersWelsh speakers

Argentina (Patagonia):Argentina (Patagonia):50005000

native speakersnative speakers

UK:UK:470 000470 000

native speakersnative speakers

USA:USA:27002700

native speakersnative speakers

Where we areWhere we are

The United The United KingdomKingdom

HowHow manymany toystoys wewe buy from other buy from other countriescountries

Who is making our Who is making our toystoys

China:China:Making toys worthMaking toys worth

$12.6 billion$12.6 billionHong Kong:Hong Kong:

Making toys worthMaking toys worth

$6.6 billion$6.6 billionMexico:Mexico:Making toys worthMaking toys worth

$0.6 billion$0.6 billion

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