AP Human Geography

The Grand Review

Unit I: Nature & Perspectives

Identify each type of map:

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

Type of map:

This one shows:

7. 8.

9. Maps 5-8 above are all a certain type of map. What are they called?

Choose the one that does not belong:

10. township and range 12. Latitude and Longitudeclustered rural settlement sitegrid street pattern absolute location

situation

11. site 13. globalizationsituation nationalismrelative location foreign investment

multinational corporations

Match the following:

14. A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes and displays geographic data

15. the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans

16. the spread of an idea or innovation from its source

17. the interactions between human societies and the physical environment

18. a space-based global navigation satellite system

19. the physical environment rather than social conditions determines culture

20. the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon, either in recording or real time

Regions Matching:

21. formal region22. functional region23. vernacular (perceptual) region

24. Which of the following is the study of place names?

a. cultural diffusion

b. cultural ecology

c. cultural landscape

d. environmental determinism

e. GIS

f. GPS

g. remote sensing

a. Milwaukeeb. channel 9 viewing areac. the Midwestd. the Rustbelte. a pizza hut delivery areaf. an airline hub

a. Isonymsb. Phenonymsc. Acronymsd. Toponyms

25. The “why” of “where” refers to:

a. geography’s emphasis on landscape featuresb. spatial patterns on the landscapec. a definition of geography that is simply locationald. the idea that the explanation of a spatial pattern is cruciale. the depiction of a region’s physical features

Questions 26 and 27 refer to the following statement.

Twenty-four specific objects transmit complex radio codes, including time signals traveling at the speed of light. You can contact at least 4 of the 24 objects at any time of day or night.

26. The statement above refers to which of the following?

a. GIS stationsb. NTM’s for chart usec. GPS satellitesd. GNIS entriese. TIR scanning systems

27. The technology described above allows the determination of which of the following?

a. the amount of detail that can be shown on a topographic mapb. absolute location on the surface of the Earthc. the number of layers that can be accommodated in a geographic information systemd. distances from radio transmission towers and subsidiary satellite dishese. the weather forecast for any area

28. All of the following are examples of the spatial analysis tradition in geography EXCEPT the

a. number of space shuttles constructedb. volume of telephone calls between Corey Union and Old Mainc. trans-Atlantic slave traded. distance associated with shopping trips to area mallse. volume of air traffic between London and Hong Kong

Unit II: Population and Migration

Label each of the population pyramids as Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3, 4 or 5

29. 30.

31. 32.

33. Explain demographic momentum and its impact.

34. For each of the pyramids below, explain the abnormalities that can be seen.

a. b .

c. d.

35. Which of the following characteristics applies to more-developed countries?a. early stages of epidemiological transitionb. long life expectanciesc. high total fertility ratesd. rapid population growthe. early stages of the demographic transition

36. The dependency ratio is most useful for indicating thea. reliance of a country on imported fossil fuelsb. degree of gender equality within a countryc. relationship between the total fertility rate and the infant mortality rated. percentage of foreign ownership within the secondary sector of a country’s economye. relationship between the potential labor force and the remainder of a country’s population

37. Even though fertility rates have been declining in some less-developed countries, the total population has continued to grow. This is primarily because a high percentage of the population isa. femaleb. malec. over the age of 15d. under the age of 15

38. Physiological population density differs from crude population density in that physiological densitya. examines only the population of cities, while crude density includes the population of cities and rural areasb. is a measure of how density is perceived, while crude density is a measure of specific densityc. explains density in terms of people per arable square land unit, while crude density explains density in terms of people per total square land unitd. explains the density of a single housing unit, while crude density explains the density of a group of houses

39. Which of the following is a correct statement about the demographic transition model?a. it is applicable only to 18th century Europeb. it predicts the growth of population in Russia reasonably wellc. it supports the idea that technology can remove or extend the limits of food productiond. it is characterized by relatively low growth rates at stage 1 and stage 4

40. Two-thirds of the world’s population is clustered in four regions. Which of the following is NOT one of those four?East Asia South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa W. Europe Northeastern United States

41. List three push factors and three pull factors (the most common ones)

42. Which of the following two continents is associated with highest numbers of refugees in the early 21st century? (circle two)a. Africab. Asiac. Australiad. Europee. South America

43. Which of the following countries has a large number of Turkish guest workers?a. Franceb. Russiac. Germanyd. Italy

44. Which of the following countries is the primary destination for guest workers from the Maghreb region of northern Africa?a. Franceb. Germanyc. Italyd. Spaine. United Kingdom

45. The first wave of immigrants to the United States during the 19th century came froma. Asia and Latin Americab. Italy, Russia and Polandc. England, Ireland and Germanyd. Sweden, Norway and Slovakiae. Africa and Oceania

Unit III: Cultural Patterns and Processes

46. Classify each of the following religions as monotheistic or polytheistic, universalizing or ethnic, and include their hearth region, then rank them according to number of followers

Religion Mono/Poly Ethnic/Universalizing Hearth RegionBuddhismHinduismIslamJudaismMormonismOrthodox ChristianityProtestantismRoman CatholicismAnimism

Match the following (can be used more than once or not at all):47. example of linguistic fragmentation 48. an example of a lingua franca 49. the language with the most speakers (as a first language) 50. a language in the Sino-Tibetan family 51. A language in the Indo-European family

a. Mandarinb. Swahilic. Nigeriad. Haitian Creolee. Hindi

52. Which of the following is the belief that one’s own culture is the best or better than other cultures?a. Ethosb. Prejudicec. Ethnocentrismd. Acculturation

53. The Indo-European language family includes the major languages of Europe and those dominant in all the following regions EXCEPTa. Russiab. Northern Indiac. Irand. Eastern and Southern Australiae. Central Asia

54. Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape?a. coastal wetlandb. cloud forestc. stand of mangrove treesd. eroded shorelinee. Adobe ruins

Classify each of the following as folk culture or popular culture:

55. the Amish 56. Blue jeans 57. McDonalds 58. Goetta 59. Small scale 60. Urban 61. Rural 62. Cultural homogeneity 63. slow change 64. The internet 65. Anime 66. Relocation diffusion

67. Which of the following correctly sequences the continuum from language family to dialect?

a. Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Arabic, Berberb. Sino-Tibetan, Sinitic, Mandarin, Chinesec. Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Hindi, Bengalid. Indo-European, Germanic, English, Midland-Northern

68. The largest number of immigrants to the United States every year is from

a. Guatemala b. Haiti c. Mexico d. Cuba e. Dominican R.

69. Which of the following aspects of diffusion of Western culture threaten non-Western ways of life?

I. loss of traditional valuesII. subjugation of womenIII. Western control of mediaIV. alteration of traditional landscapesV. pollution

a. I and II onlyb. I and III onlyc. I, II and IV onlyd. I, III, IV and V onlye. I, II, III, IV, and V

70. Which of the following countries has the largest number of Sunni Muslims?

a. Saudi Arabiab. Bangladeshc. Egyptd. Irane. Indonesia

71. Which of the following religions is predominant in the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota?a. Catholic b. Mormon c. Lutheran d. Baptist e. Methodist

72. According to the figure above, which of the following choices best describes the changes in interaction as distances increases?

a. it remains unchangedb. it increases at first, then decreasesc. it increasesd. it changes randomlye. it decreases

73. Match the Protestant denomination with the correct percentage of the total population that its adherents represent:

Lutheran Episcopalian Presbyterian Baptist Pentecostal Methodist

a. 16%b. 7%c. 6%d. 3%e. 2%f. 1%

74. Match the religion with the correct percentage of adherents globally:

Buddhism Islam Hinduism Christianity Judaism Animist/Shamanist Traditional Nonreligious

a. 33%b. 21%c. 16%d. 14%e. 6%e. 6%f. .22%

75. Which of the following majority Muslim countries has a secular government?

a. Saudi Arabia b. Iran c. Turkey d. Afghanistan e. Yemen

76. Identify each of the following as part of material or non-material culture:Gregorian chant Muslim prayer rug a Cathedral

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity! A cul-de-sac a food taboo

77. Put an x by the three MOST WIDELY SPOKEN languages globally:_Arabic _English _Mandarin _Hindi _Spanish _Bengali

Unit IV: Political Organization of Space

78. Put the following in order from the largest to the smallest: census tract, county, municipality, nation-state, province, empire

79. Europeans’ primary motivations for colonization:G_______, G________________, G___________

Match the following:

80. nation-state81. multi-nation state 82. multi-state nation 83. stateless nation 84. unrecognized state

a. Koreab. Kurdsc. Palestined. Indonesiae. Japan

Match the following:

85. compact state 86. elongated state 87. prorupted state 88. perforated state 89. fragmented state 90. landlocked state 91. microstate

a. Afghanistanb. Indonesiac. Nicaraguad. South Africae. Vatican Cityf. Vietnam

92. Name two forward capitals (country and new capital city)

93. Colony sorting. The number tells you how many for that country. Each country will have at least three different continents represented:Britain (4) France (4) Spain (3) Portugal (2) Netherlands (2)

IndiaCongoSyriaMexicoCape Colony

AngolaArgentinaMoroccoBrazilSingapore

GhanaVietnamIndonesiaAlgeriaNigeria

Match the following:

94. Unitary State 95. Federal State 96. Confederal State 97. Devolution

a. Canadab. Francec. Germanyd. Mexico

e. Switzerlandf. United Statesg. United Kingdom

Match the following:

98. model that demonstrates the transfer of resources from less developed to more developed countries 99. the area near a border, separating two countries or the extreme limits of a state 100. the node of a state, or the area Mackinder thought was important in global geopolitics 101. a portion of a state surrounded by the territory of another state 102. manipulating boundaries for political gain 103. the area Spykman thought was more important than the heartland in geopolitics 104. a real or imaginary line that separates two things

a. frontierb. enclavec. core-peripheryd. gerrymanderinge. boundaryf. rimlandg. heartland

105. The European Union, the Arab League and the United Nations are all examples ofa. pressure groupsb. nation-statesc. centrifugal forcesd. supranational organizationse. federations

Label each boundary physical or cultural and give two examples:

boundary physical or cultural example

106. mountain

107. language

108. religion

109. river

110. geometric

111. Which of the following has fostered the most significant economic growth by eliminating import tariffs between member states?a. European Union (EU)b. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)c. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)d. Association of Caribbean States (ACS)e. United Nations (UN)

112. A major impact of World War II on the imperialist nations of the world was toa. weaken them so that they granted independence to many coloniesb. strengthen their ties to most colonies around the worldc. make them more dependent on products from their coloniesd. increase their military presence in coloniese. increase the number of countries that were competing to become imperialist

113. Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state in which the boundaries of the nation are very similar to the boundaries of the state?a. Russiab. Iraqc. Icelandd. Nigeria114. The Kurds are considered to be a stateless nation because their homeland, Kurdistan, lies across the boundaries of the following states:a. Greece, Turkey, Russia and Georgia

b. Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistanc. Turkey, Armenia, Iran and Iraqd. Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Israel

Most are islandsMost are relatively isolatedMost have extremely small populationsMost are remnants of empires

115. The set of statements above applies to which of the following?a. the provinces of Canadab. the world’s remaining dependenciesc. the breakaway regions of Spaind. the global commonse. the newly independent states of the 1990’s

116. A good example of a centripetal force in political geography isa. the existence of difference language regionsb. rugged topographyc. religious diversity and conflictd. a primate citye. a poorly developed road network

117. Which of the following is the best example of a state with a compact shape?a. Argentinab. Burmac. Polandd. Indonesiae. New Zealand

118. Most of Africa’s political boundaries were originally drawn bya. seventeenth-century European explorersb. European Colonial powers at the Berlin Conferencec. the Bandung Conference of 1955d. decolonization movements of the 1950’s and 60’sUnit V: Industry and Economic Geography

Label each of the following as bulk-reducing, bulk-gaining , footloose or Just-in-time:

119. soft-drink bottling 120. beer brewing 121. nickel smelting 122. baking

123. automobile assembly 124. auto parts manufacturing 125. call centers

126. cell phone manufacturing 127. tennis shoe manufacturing

Label each of the following as primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary or quinary:

128. mining 129. baby food production 130. growing produce for urban markets

131. a credit card call center 132. Wall Street bank president 133. IHHS librarian

134. making items to sell on Etsy 135. the Toyota plant in Kentucky

Indicate the country or countries:

136. The Four Asian Tigers

137. NAFTA

138. Maquiladoras

139. List three fossil-fuels

140. Top four fossil-fuel consumers

141. Top four oil-producing countries

142. All of the following contain major oil-producing EXCEPT thea. Caspian Seab. North Seac. Persian Gulfd. Gulf of Mexicoe. Gulf of California143. The classic model of industrial location theory suggests that the primary consideration in the location of an industrial site is which of the following?a. the institutional structure of the firm

b. the cost to produce the productc. the cost of raw materialsd. the cost of transportatione. the location of the market

144. Which of the following has contributed most to the deindustrialization of regions like the English Midlands and the North American Manufacturing Belt?a. increased percentage of women in the labor forceb. competition from foreign importsc. environmental legislationd. the formation of free trade associationse. the decline of labor unions

145. Contemporary manufacturing is characterized bya. production facilities that are generally located as close as possible to the sites of raw material productionb. strong unions and localized involvement in all facets of the production processc. spatial disaggregation of the production processd. reliance on highly skilled labor at all phases of the production processe. production facilities located close to railroads

146. The United Nations recognition of a state’s Exclusive Economic Zone allows the state toa. establish economic free trade zones within the sovereign territory of other statesb. claim national economic jurisdiction over 200 nautical miles of water extending from its coastc. limit importation of competitive goods and services from other countriesd. protect domestic production by imposing tariffs on all foreign-made products

147. The establishment of maquiladoras by U.S. corporations for the production of electronics components is an example of which of the following?a. exploitation of union laborb. industrializationc. new international division of labord. tertiary economic activitye. colonialism

148. Rostow’s Stage 1 Name & Describe Corresponding stage on the DTM? Examples of countries?

149. Stage 2

150. Stage 3

151. Stage 4

152. Stage 5

Assume a stage 5 country and indicate if each of the following would be high or low:

153. literacy rate 154. CBR 155. CDR

156. RNI (or NIR) 157. life expectancy 158. informal sector jobs

159. pollution 160. IMR 161. GDP/GNI

162. The state of Florida earns greater revenues from the export of oranges than does the state of Georgia. This can be attributed to which of the following?a. Florida has a comparative advantage as a producer of orangesb. Georgia has a comparative advantage as a producer of orangesc. Florida’s economy is primarily based on agricultural production

Match the following:

163. high terminal cost, high line cost, high route flexibility a. airplane164. high terminal cost, low line cost, high route flexibility b. railroad165. high terminal cost, low line cost, low route flexibility c. ship166. low terminal cost, low line cost, high route flexibility d. truck

167. According to Alfred Weber, when too many businesses locate in one area, labor and transportation costs increase, which often leads to a. agglomerationb. deglomerationc. sustainable developmentd. an increase in footloose industriese. post-industrialization

168. In most countries, per capita income is most closely correlated witha. population growthb. urbanizationc. literacy ratesd. locatione. oil production

169. A common criticism of Rostow’s modernization theory is that ita. fails to recognize that rich nations often block the development of poor countriesb. discourages rich nations from providing foreign aid to poor countriesc. suggests that the causes of poverty lie almost entirely in the actions of rich nationsd. wrongly treats wealth as a zero-sum commodity in the world

Label the following as Core, Periphery or Semi-periphery:

170. Canada 171. France 172. South Africa

173. Netherlands 174. Brazil 175. Ghana

176. Niger 177. Japan 178. China

179. The most important factor that encourages modern factories to locate in suburban or rural areas rather than cities isa. labor costs b. transportation costs c. agglomeration d. land costs

180. The basic premise of sustainable development is that a. people living today not impair the ability of future generations to meet their needsb. the ill effects of global warming must be containedc. more serves of fossil fuels must be found and extractedd. workers must be able to sue companies for damages done due to careless treatment of the environmente. deindustrialization and deglomeration are needed in order to stimulate growth in rural areas

181. Rostow’s modernization theory and Wallerstein’s World-Systems theory are two theories that explain the process of economic development

A. Identify and explain two contrasting assumptions that these theories make about the process of economic development

B. Identify and explain one common criticism of Rostow’s theory

C. Identify and explain one common criticism of Wallerstein’s theory

Unit VI: Agriculture and Rural Land Use

Choose the one that does not belong:

182. increases in the amount of land under cultivationIncreases in the agricultural workforceIncreases in the use of energy and technology

183. plantation farminghunting and gatheringsubsistence agriculture

184. efficient transportationcorporately controlled farmsregionalized cuisine

185. factory farmsgenetic engineeringhigh food pricesGreen Revolution

186. soy beanswheatcoffeecornrice

187. shifting agriculturetropical climateglobal warmingdepletion of topsoilcommercial agriculture

188. terracingpastoral nomadismhunting and gatheringsubsistence agricultureshifting agriculture

189. Von Thunen model

milkshedextensive grainsterracingforest ring

190. MediterraneanPalm OilOlivesGrapesFigs

191. The production of only enough food to feed the farmer’s family with no significant surplus to sell is calleda. irrigation farmingb. truck farmingc. seed agricultured. subsistence agriculturee. shifting agriculture

192. In which of the following countries is plantation farming LEAST likely to be practiced?a. Brazilb. Nigeriac. Thailandd. Indiae. Belgium

193. According to Carl Sauer, which of the following is true about plant domestication?a. it originated in marginal areas with limited food resourcesb. it first occurred in diversified habitats with a variety of species c. it was developed by farmers who were starving and desperate for foodd. it owes its origins to the domestication of animalse. it was at first dependent on irrigation

194. Labor-intensive intertillage is often practiced ina. the Canadian wheat beltb. Southeast Asiac. the Turkish highlandsd. the English countrysidee. New Zealand

Classify the following types of agriculture as subsistence (intensive or extensive), or commercial, and name one place or region where it can be found:

Type of Agriculture Subsistence/Commercial Where?195. Wet Rice Cultivation

196. Cattle Ranching

197. Shifting Cultivation – slash & burn

198. Pastoral Nomadism

199. Mixed Crop & Livestock Farming

200. Which of the following is the essential requirement of lowland rice production?a. cheap laborb. year-round growing seasonc. proximity to marketd. abundant watere. alluvial soil

201. Which of the following agricultural types occupies the largest percentage of the world’s total land area? (which are extensive and very common globally?)a. Plantation agriculture and specialized horticultureb. Cattle ranching and Mediterranean agriculturec. Wheat farming and dairyingd. Shifting cultivation and nomadic herdinge. Intensive rice cultivation and subsistence farming

202. Which is the best example of extensive land use in agriculture?a. a cattle feedlotb. a sheep ranchc. an egg-production facilityd. a greenhousee. a backyard garden

203. Modern improvements in transportation systems have impacted agriculture significantly bya. allowing almost all land surfaces to be farmedb. expanding the role of agribusiness in producing foodc. encouraging more people to farm for a livingd. encouraging more people to buy local produce

204. According to Carl Sauer, seed agriculture developed from which three hearths in the Eastern Hemisphere?a. SW Asia, S. China, W. Europeb. SW Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, W. Europec. SW Asia, N. China and Ethiopiad. SE Asia, S. China and Japane. W. India, Central Asia, SE Asia

205. According to Von Thunen, which of the following type of agricultural activity is most likely to take place in Ring 1, the ring closes to the city?a. wheat farmingb. animal grazingc. dairy farmingd. forestry

206. The diffusion of crops, other plants and animals from the Americas to the Eastern Hemisphere during the 1500’s was called thea. Indian Ocean Exchangeb. Mercantile Systemc. Putting Out Systemd. Columbian Exchange

207. The practice of primogeniture usually results in land parcels that area. small with scattered ownershipb. large and tended individuallyc. accessible to transportationd. marked by physical boundaries

208. The shift of the farm as the center of production to a position as just one step in a multi-phase industrial process that begins on the farms and ends up on the consumer’s table is calleda. biotechnologyb. subsistence agriculturec. industrial agricultured. mercantilism

e. truck farming

209. Compared to N. American ranchers, commercial ranchers in the Pampas of Aregentina, Uruguay and S. Brazil are more likely to:a. raise mostly sheepb. lease their grazing landc. rely on feedlotsd. raise livestock primarily for exporte. use practices developed by indigenous people

210. List two pros and two cons of the Green Revolution:

Unit VII: Cities & Urban Land Use

Match the following:

211. export primarily to consumers outside the city 212. sell to people within the settlement 213. what Christaller’s hexagons explain 214. related to talent 215. center of Latin American cities 216. provided to people by government 217. downtown 218. illegal occupation of a residential district

a. CBDb. non-basic industryc. central plazad. basic industrye. human capitalf. public housingg. squatter settlementh. urban hierarchy

219. Which of the following is true of an edge city?a. it is located on the edge of a lake, river or other physical featureb. it is close to bankruptcyc. it is an outlet for a region’s traded. it is increasingly used for heavy industrye. it has a large amount of recently developed retail and office space

220. Which of the following is a forward capital?a. Lima b. Brasilia c. London d. Cairo e. Seoul

221. Central Place theory describes the

a. spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and servicesb. tendency of different ethnic groups to congregate in a single locationc. tendency of civilizations to form around certain natural featuresd. outward radiation of cultural patterns from a central placee. tendency of wealth to concentrate in urban core areas

222. An increase in the demand for a city’s goods and services produces rapid in-migration. Which of the following explains why a city often does not experience a corresponding out migration when the demand for its goods and services declines?a. Most countries have unemployment benefit programs designed to keep workers in place to provide a reservoir of cheap laborb. Most countries have strict controls on migration that limit intercity movementc. Unemployed workers have skills that may not easily transfer to new citiesd. Family and emotional bonds to the city my limit workers’ mobilitye. The decline in demand for the city’s goods and services indicates that the country’s entire economy is in decline, therefore workers have no place to go

223. The development of high-speed rail lines, highways and communications systems has created cities that seem to be apart from the traditional central-place hierarchies because they have developed complementary functions. Which of the following is an example of these so-called network cities?a. London-Birmingham-Liverpoolb. Hong Kong-Shanghai-Beijing c. Moscow-St. Petersburg – Kievd. Cleveland-Toledo-Chicago e. Tokyo – Osaka-Nagasaki

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70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.1% is land

Top ten largest landmasses: Asia Africa North

America South America

Antarctica

Europe Australia Greenland

New Guinea

Borneo

44,568,500 sq km

30.065 million sq km

24.473 million sq km

17.819 million sq km

14 million sq km

9.948 million sq km

7,741,220 sq km

2,166,086 sq km

785,753 sq km

751,929 sq km

46 nations and other areas are landlocked, these include: Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Bank, Zambia, Zimbabwe; two of these, Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan, are doubly landlocked

Land Claims: a variety of situations exist, but in general, most countries make the following claims measured from the mean low-tide baseline as described in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: territorial sea - 12 nm, contiguous zone - 24 nm, and exclusive economic zone - 200 nm; additional zones provide for exploitation of continental shelf resources and an exclusive fishing zone; boundary situations with neighboring states prevent many countries from extending their fishing or economic zones to a full 200 nm

Global Land Use: arable land: 10.43%, permanent crops planted on: 1.15% of land

Drinking Water: unimproved: urban: 3.7% of population, rural: 19.1% of population, total: 11.1% of population (2011 est.)

Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 84.1%

male: 88.6%

female: 79.7%

note: almost three-quarters of the world's 775 million illiterate adults are found in only ten countries (in descending order: India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, Brazil, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo); of all the illiterate adults in the world, two-thirds are women; extremely low literacy rates are concentrated in South and West Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa (2010 est.)

Global: GDP - per capita (PPP):$13,100 (2013 est.)$12,800 (2012 est.)$12,600 (2011 est.)note: data are in 2013 US dollars

Global Labor force: 3.314 billion (2013 est.)

Gobal Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 35.4%

industry: 22.8%

services: 41.8% (2008)

Subsistence agriculture is still the most common economic activity in the world.

Country Comparisons:

United States : Niger

Per Capita GDP (PPP) $52,800 GDP - per capita (PPP):$2,800 (2013)

Labor force - by occupation: Labor force – by occupation:

farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% Agriculture: 70%

manufacturing, transportation and crafts: 20.3% Industry: 10%

managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% Services: 20%

sales and office: 24.2%

other services: 17.6%

Population and Urbanization:

India: 1,236,344,631 30% UrbanVietnam: 93,421,835 31% UrbanChina: 1,355,692,576 50% UrbanGhana: 25,758,108 52% UrbanGermany: 80,996,685 74% UrbanU.K. 63,742,977 80% UrbanUnited States: 318,892,103 82% UrbanBrazil: 202,656,788 87% UrbanJapan: 127,103,388 91% UrbanArgentina: 43,024,374 92% Urban

Country Government MoreMorocco Constitutional Monarchy Unitary State with a Monarch

and ParliamentNetherlands Constitutional Monarchy Unitary State with a Monarch

and a ParliamentNigeria Federal Republic 36 states, National PresidentSaudi Arabia Monarchy TheocracyVietnam Communist State Single-party state, socialism

World’s largest economies, GDP in trillions of U.S. dollars, source – International Monetary Fund