Glencoe World Geography

Unit 11: Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica

Country Databanks

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CountryPopulation And DensityPercent UrbanPercent Of PopulationProjected Population Change 2002-2050 (Percent)Estimated Population 2050Infant Mortality Rate Per 1,000Average Number of Children per FemaleLife ExpectancyGDP Per Capita in Dollars Literacy Rate (%)Telephones (Mainline) Per 1,000Cell Phones Per 1,000Televisions Per 1,000Personal Computers Per 1,000Daily Caloric SupplyPercent of People With Access to MedicinesCountry
Under 15Over 65TotalMaleFemale
Australia19,900,0008520122725,000,0005.21.780778224,000100525447523464.63,001100Australia
7 per sq. mi.
3 per sq. km.
Federated States of Micronesia100,00027454.9108200,000454.96665672,00089Data not availableData not available28Data not availableData not availableData not availableFederated States of Micronesia
426 per sq. mi.
164 per sq. km.
Fiji900,00046203.310900,000203.36765695,20092.51066811055.33,038100Fiji
123 per sq. mi.
47 per sq. km.
Kiribati100,00037423144200,000624.5625965840Data not availableData not availableData not avail-able1018Data not availableData not availableKiribati
348 per sq. mi.
134 per sq. km.
Marshall Islands100,00065492370300,000375.76866691,60093.7Data not availableData not avail-ableData not available47Data not availableData not availableMarshall Islands
791 per sq. mi.
305 per sq. km.
Nauru10,0001004029220,000134.46157655,000Data not availableData not availableData not avail-able50Data not availableData not availableData not availableNauru
1,412 per sq. mi.
545 per sq. km.
New Zealand4,00,000772312285,000,0005.3278768119,50099500563494360.23,405100New Zealand
38 per sq. mi.
15 per sq. km.
Palau20,000712753030,000192.66765699,00092Data not availableData not avail-able550Data not availableData not availableData not availablePalau
113 per sq. mi.
44 per sq. km.
Papua New Guinea5,500,0001539411810,900,000774.85756582,40064.513212Data not available2,25390Papua New Guinea
31 per sq. mi.
12 per sq. km.
Samoa200,0002141540200,000254.56865723,500804717436.1Data not available100Samoa
157 per sq. mi.
61 per sq. km.
Solomon Islands500,000134332041,500,000255.76767681,700Data not available133645.72,103Data not availableSolomon Islands
44 per sq. mi.
17 per sq. km.
Tonga100,0003241481200,000414.27170722,20098.5Data not availableData not avail-able20Data not availableData not availableData not availableTonga
370 per sq. mi.
143 per sq. km.
CountryPopulation And DensityPercent UrbanPercent Of PopulationProjected Population Change 2002-2050 (Percent)Estimated Population 2050Infant Mortality Rate Per 1,000Average Number of Children per FemaleLife ExpectancyGDP Per Capita in Dollars Literacy Rate (%)Telephones (Mainline) Per 1,000Cell Phones Per 1,000Televisions Per 1,000Personal Computers Per 1,000Daily Caloric SupplyPercent of People With Access to MedicinesCountry
Under 15Over 65TotalMaleFemale
Tuvalu10,000423439020,000342.46764701,10055Data not availableData not avail-able80Data not availableData not availableData not availableTuvalu
1,000 per sq. mi.
385 per sq. km.
Vanuatu200,00021423123500,000425.36766691,3005334211.5Data not available2,624Data not available Vanuatu
45 per sq. mi.
17 per sq. km.
United States291,500,00075211344413,500,0006.62.17774  8036,30097700398770585.23,642  99United States
291 per sq. mi.
78 per sq. km

Chart Skills Practice

Unit 11: Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica

1
For which country in the region is the least information available?
A)Nauru
B)Marshall Islands
C)Palau
D)Federated States of Micronesia
2
Which of the following statements about this region is NOT true?
A)All countries in the region are expected to have a population increase in the next 50 years.
B)The majority of countries in the region have a higher rural than urban population.
C)The combined GDP per capita of all the countries in the region except Australia and New Zealand is less than the GDP per capita of the United States.
D)No countries in the region have a total life expectancy of less than 60 years.
3
Which two countries in this region have the highest overall standard of living?
A)Australia and Kiribati
B)Australia and New Zealand
C)New Zealand and Kiribati
D)Kiribati and Vanuatu
4
What is the average number of children per female in this region?
A)2.2
B)3
C)4
D)5.4
5
What is the total GDP of Samoa?
A)$700 billion
B)$700,000
C)$700 million
D)$700 trillion
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