Based on the book of the same name by David Smith and Shelagh Armstrong

published in 2003

Imagine 100 people Imagine 100 people live in the global live in the global

village………..village………..

NationalitiesNationalities

61 are from 61 are from AsiaAsia

13 are from 13 are from AfricaAfrica

12 are from 12 are from EuropeEurope

8 are from South and Central America 8 are from South and Central America and the and the

CaribbeanCaribbean5 are from Canada and the USA5 are from Canada and the USA11 is from Oceania (Australia, new is from Oceania (Australia, new

Zealand and the Zealand and the islands of the south, west and islands of the south, west and

central Pacific)central Pacific)

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More than half the people More than half the people come from the 10 most come from the 10 most populated countries…populated countries…

• 21 are from China• 17 are from India• 5 are from the United

States• 4 are from Indonesia• 3 are from Brazil• 3 are from Pakistan• 2 are from Russia• 2 are from Bangladesh• 2 are from Japan• 2 are from Nigeria

In the global village there are almost 6000 languages but more than half of the

people speak these eight….• 22 speak a Chinese

dialect• 9 speak English• 8 speak Hindi• 7 speak Spanish• 4 speak Arabic• 4 speak Bengali• 3 speak Portuguese• 3 speak Russian

hello

Hola

Ahlan

Ni hao ma

Selamat

pagi

Namaste Zdraz

vooy teh

Ages : here are the ages of the villagers

• 10 are children under age 5• 10 are between 5 and 9• 9.5 are between 10 and 14• 9.5 are between 15 and 19• 8 are between 20 and 24• 8 are between 25 and 29• 7.5 are between 30 and 34• 7.5 are between 35 and 39

• 5.5 are between 40 and 44• 5.5 are between 45 and 49• 4.5 are between 50 and 54• 4.5 are between 55 and 59• 3 are between 60 and 64• 3 are between 65 and 69• 1.5 are between 70 and 74• 1.5 are between 75 and 79• 1 is over 79

Religions : in the village Religions : in the village of 100 people …..of 100 people …..

• 32 are Christians32 are Christians• 19 are Muslims19 are Muslims• 13 are Hindus13 are Hindus• 12 practise shamanism, 12 practise shamanism,

animisn and other folk animisn and other folk religionsreligions

• 6 are Buddhists6 are Buddhists• 2 belong to other global 2 belong to other global

religions such as Baha’i, religions such as Baha’i, Shintoism, SikhismShintoism, Sikhism

• 1 is Jewish1 is Jewish• 15 are non religious15 are non religious

Food : the villagers rear Food : the villagers rear animals which help to animals which help to produce food or are a produce food or are a

source of foodsource of foodThere are :There are :

• 31 sheep and goats31 sheep and goats

• 23 cows, bulls and oxen23 cows, bulls and oxen

• 15 pigs15 pigs

• 3 camels3 camels

• 2 horses2 horses

•189 chickens (nearly twice as many 189 chickens (nearly twice as many chickens as people)chickens as people)

There is no shortage of There is no shortage of food in the global food in the global village but the food village but the food isn’t divided isn’t divided equally………equally………

50 people do not have a reliable 50 people do not have a reliable source of food and are hungry source of food and are hungry some or all of the timesome or all of the time

20 other people are severely 20 other people are severely undernourishedundernourished

Only 30 people always have Only 30 people always have enough to eatenough to eat

Air and water: fresh air and Air and water: fresh air and clean drinking water are clean drinking water are

necessities…..necessities…..In the global village:In the global village:

75 have access to safe water in their 75 have access to safe water in their homes or within a short distancehomes or within a short distance

25 have to spend a large part of each 25 have to spend a large part of each day getting waterday getting water

60 have access to adequate sanitation 60 have access to adequate sanitation

40 do not have access to public or 40 do not have access to public or household sewage disposalhousehold sewage disposal

68 breathe clean air 68 breathe clean air

32 breathe air which is polluted32 breathe air which is polluted

Schooling and LiteracySchooling and Literacy

Of the 38 school-aged villagers, Of the 38 school-aged villagers, only 31 attend schoolonly 31 attend school

Of the 88 people old enough to Of the 88 people old enough to read, 71 can read at least a little read, 71 can read at least a little butbut

17 cannot read at all17 cannot read at all

More males are taught to read More males are taught to read than femalesthan females

WealthWealth

If all the money in the village were If all the money in the village were divided equally, each person would have divided equally, each person would have about £3900 per year.about £3900 per year.

However the money is not divided However the money is not divided equally….equally….

The richest 20 have more than £5600 a The richest 20 have more than £5600 a yearyear

The poorest 20 have less than £238 per The poorest 20 have less than £238 per year.year.

The average cost of food, shelter and The average cost of food, shelter and necessities in the village is £2500 to necessities in the village is £2500 to £3000 per year£3000 per year

Access to ElectricityAccess to ElectricityIn our global village…In our global village…

76 have electricity76 have electricity

24 do not24 do not

Of the 76 who have electricity most Of the 76 who have electricity most use it only for light at night.use it only for light at night.

Some villagers have luxuries that Some villagers have luxuries that depend on electricity. In the village depend on electricity. In the village there are:there are:

42 radios42 radios 24 televisions24 televisions

30 telephones30 telephones 10 computers10 computers

How has the village How has the village grown?grown?Around 3000 years ago only 1person lived in Around 3000 years ago only 1person lived in

the villagethe village

2500 years ago there were 2 people2500 years ago there were 2 people

2000 years ago there were 3 people2000 years ago there were 3 people

1000 years ago there were 5 people 1000 years ago there were 5 people

500 years ago there were 8 people500 years ago there were 8 people

350 years ago there were 10 people350 years ago there were 10 people

200 years ago there were 17 people200 years ago there were 17 people

100 years ago there were 32 people100 years ago there were 32 people

In 2002 there were 100 peopleIn 2002 there were 100 people

The village in the future?The village in the future?The rate of growth of the global village means that there will probably be 250 people in the village by the year 2100.

This is an important number as many experts think that 250 is the maximum number of people the village can sustain.