Human Characteristics of Europe

Long Life Expectancy

• Men on average live to be 75-78

• Women on average live to 80-83

85% Christian

Low infant mortality rate

• Defined as number infants who do not survive the first year

• Less than ten infants per 1000 a year do not survive

Low population growth• Population of Europe is growing at a slow rate• Some countries have negative growth

– Population is shrinking

• Map Key– Dark Green >1%– Lighter Green .5% -.9%– Lightest Green 0% -.4%– Pink 0% - -.4%– Red > -.5%

High literacy rate• Over 95% of Europeans know how to

read

33% of world’s GDP

• GDP = Gross Domestic Product

• It is a measure of how many goods and services are produced in an economy

• What does this say about Europe’s Economy?

Europe has 7% of world’s population

• The population European countries is about 400 million

• How has Europe been able to be successful while having a small population?