The Human-Made World

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

The Human-Made World — page 3 — a WORLD The way people choose to travel varies greatly from one country to another While some nations have extensive railway networks populations of other countries prefer to travel by car or even bicycle CARS AND BIKES This map shows the countries that have the highest ownership of bicycles and cars in the world NA KEY USA 786 Bicycles per 1 000 people Cars per 1 000 people Iceland 747 6 Total railway distances traveled by all passengers per year n n n Jaan 152 0 billion miles 244 6 billion km a n n n n n n n n n n n a A n n n China 494 4 billion miles 795 6 billion km n n n n n n n n a Russia 89 9 billion miles 144 6 billion km France 85 6 53 2 bi les On ki Germ lany 49 8 billion miles 80 2 billion km RAIL JOURNEYS Indian railways carry more people than any other rail system in the worl but their network is less than one third the length of the American rail network However the America network doesn't even make it into the top 20 in terms of the number of people carried and total distances traveled

The Human-Made World — page 4 — Germany 758 Netherlands in 991 Belgium 480 0 0 Denmark 801 Luxembourg 741 Switzerland 488 oo Monaco 842 Lichtenstein Finland 604 or oth 826 San Marino 1 263 Cars per 1 000 people 7 Norway 607 China 372 OO Sweden 637 L Malta 709 Italy 682 Japan 569 0 0 Australia 703 Ind New Zealand 708 608 0 billion miles 978 5 billion km

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