Friday, September 3, 2010

September 3rd, 2010

Geography - The science dealing with the areal definition of the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.

Globalization - The process enabling financial and investment markets to operate internationally, largely as a result of deregulation and improved communications

Population - The total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or district or area .

Immigration - The movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there

Industrialization - To introduce industry in to an area on a large scale

Culture - The quality in  a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellence in arts, letters,  manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.

Religion - A set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the university, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usual involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.


http://dictionary.reference.com/


(1) The population of the world is 6,858,863,300 http://opr.princeton.edu/popclock/popupclock.html


(2)The population of the five largest countries:
a. - China - 1,330,141,295
b. - India - 1,173,108,018
c. - United States of America - 310,160,863
d. - Indonesia -242,968,342
e. - Brazil - 201,103,330
http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats8.htm


(3) The five largest religions in the world:
a. - Christianity - 2.1 billion 
b. - Islam - 1.5 billion
c. - Nonreligious -1.1 billion 
d. - Hindisum -  900 milllion
e. - Chinese traditional religion - 395 million
http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html

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