The Human-Made World

The Human-Made World book cover — CONTENTS People and Energy A Moving World Trade Palm Oil Production Oil Production Water Access Growing Food Global Emissions and Population 4 Tallest Buildings 6 On the Line 8 Internet Access 10 Money 12 Space Launches 14 Mapping the World 16 Glossary and Websites Index 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32 The world in 100 people If you reduced the world's population to just 100 people then an average person would not own a computer or use the Internet However they would own a cell phone have access to electricity and safe water and be living on more than 2 a day HAS ACCESS TO SAFE WATER Yes 87 No 13 USES THE INTERNET OWNS OR SHARES A COMPUTER Yes 41 O No 59 Yes 22 e No 78 d HAS A CELL PHONE Yes 75 No 25 LIVES ON LESS THAN 2 PER DAY Yes 40 No so HAS ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY Yes 78 No 22

The Human-Made World — page 1 — ENERGY This image shows the world at night revealing where the main concentrations of people live However the brightest areas aren't always the most populated as richer countries use more electricity per person than poorer countries which makes them appear brighter THE WORLD AT NIGHT Toronto Canada has a population of just 3 people per square mile Each person In the USA uses 12 500 kWh UNITED STATES Energy consumption 4 trillion kilowatt hours kWh Population 318 9 million CANADA 3 85 million sq miles 10 million sq km Population 35 million The United States has a population E of about 320 million However Americans use so much energy that they are the second largest users of electricity in the world Most Canadians live in a few large cities such as Toronto leaving huge areas of land with very few people living on them These areas appear dark in this image THE WORLD's POPULATION USES MORE THAN 20 TRILLON KWHH OF ELECTRICITY PER YEAR The Unlted States accounts for about 20 percent of

The Human-Made World — page 2 — BIGGEST POPULATIONS BE BIGGEST ENERGY CONSUMERS BILLION KWH 318 9 million Russia 1 037 Indonesia 253 6 million India 757 9 China 4 831 Japan 859 7 China 1 34 billion India 1 24 billion Braz 202 7 million 3 883 Two KOREAS EGYPT THE NILE Nearly all of Egypt's population about 87 million people live in a thin band on either side of the Nile River The Korean peninsula is split into two nations North Korea and South Korea The tiny dot of light in the northern half shows the location of North Korea s capital city Pyongyang NORTH KOREA Energy consumption 18 billion kWh Population 25 million Pyongyang SOUTH KOREA Energy consumption 450 billion kWh Population 50 million NIGERIA Energy consumption 20 4 billion kWh Population 177 million The population of Nigeria is more than half that of the United States However each person only uses 115 kWh less than one tenth of the amount used by an American citizen This is why the Brisbane Each person in country so appears dark Perth 0 Nigeria uses o Sydney 115 kWh AUSTRALIA Nearly 55 percent of Australia's population Melbourne of 22 5 million live in its four largest cities Area 2 97m million sq miles 7 7 million sq km Sydney Melbourne Brisbane and Perth which lie Population 22 5 million dotted along the country's east and western

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