6. Country statistics

Go through the questions in 3.7.8 Countries and numbers and discuss. Practise to read graphs.

Page 1: 

• Which continent has the least countries? [Australia -1]
• Which continent has the most countries? [Africa - 54]
• Which continent has the most people? - Use the top table
• Which continent has the least people?
• Which is the smallest continent?
• Which is the biggest continent?

Page 2:

• How many people are there in the world?
• How many people are there in Brazil/Indonesia, etc?
• In which country are there more people, in Bangladesh or Pakistan/etc.?
• Where do the most people live?
• In which continents are these countries? [Conclusion: most people live in Asia]
  • Asia: Russia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, India, China
  • America: Brazil, United States
  • Africa: Nigeria

Page 3: Look at the islands on earth google.

• Which country has islands? How many islands do they have?
• Does your country have islands?
• Which countries don't have islands?
• Which countries are islands?[e.g. New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, Madagascar, Cyprus, Cuba]