Gather your data. Graphic Evidence Have each student make a bar graph of his or her region based on the data from one of the sources listed above. Each student should make the same type of graph. Collaborate with a math teacher in helping students graph the data. Students can create graphs by hand with graph paper or they can use a graphing program such as Microsoft Excel or Appleworks.
Students can work individually or in their groups.
Make a bar chart of the data you gathered for your region. In their groups, students should refer to the completed bar charts to make inferences on what it might be like to live in another region of the world in terms of population and resources. Within your group, compare the six bar charts. Ask one spokesperson from each group to tell the class how the group determined which region they would like to live in and why. Students should use geographic terms.