Problem 1


Go the The Official Olympic Site. Go to 197 Countries (participating in the Olympics) where there is a rather comprehensive data base about those countries. Build a table to investigate the data base to find patterns for the following:

  1. Go to the United States to find data, such as:

    • Population growth rate
    • Birth rate
    • Death rate
    • Life expectancy at birth
    • Total fertility rate
    • Literatcy rate
    • Ethnic divisions
    • Type of government
    • National product per capita
    • Unemployment rate

  2. Search the data to find two other countries in two other continents who are similar to the United States in the above data.

  3. Search the data to find two other countries that are ethnically very different from the United States but otherwise are similar in other data.

  4. Find two countries that are ethnically very similar, but other data are very different.

  5. Are there major differences in the death rates in various countries? What is the oldest level? Youngest level?

  6. Are there major differences in the literacy levels in various countries? What is the highest level? lowest level?

  7. Are there major differences in gender in relation to life expectancy? Literacy level?

    • Are there countires where men live longer than women? (If so, where?)
    • Are there countries where the literacy level of women is higher than men? (If so, where?)
    • Where are the highest literacy levels? Lowest levels?

  8. Explore relationships among the data for the following:

    • Are there relationships between fertility rates and life expectancy?
    • Are there relationships between fertility rates and literacy rate?
    • Are there relationships between fertility rates and National product per capita?

  9. Massage the data further to pose at least three more significant questons to pursue.