Blog Post #3

This map shows the amount of car related accidents in the world. In 2001 there was 984 thousand deaths from car accidents around the world. In 2002 there was 18019764.574 miles of road worldwide. On average, in 18 miles of road someone will die in a car crash. There are a few reasons for higher death tolls in less developed countries than in more developed countries because of better roadways and better drivers. More developed countries can afford to teach people how to drive safely and give driver licenses before they are allowed to get behind the wheel of a car, while other countries cannot. Also, the reason China's and India's death tolls are so high is because of the amount of people that are able drive. Also, Africa does not have as many people who drive so their death toll is lower.
This map shows the total population of the world. This is by far one of my favorite just because it accurately shows how many countries look like they are too overpopulated or underpopulated based on their normal size. The population of Europe makes it look like it is about the same size as Africa and larger than South America. The populations of India and China are larger than any continent. It also looks like Australia and Canada are non existent. It is very interesting to see the difference of sizes when comparing this map to the map
of the world. Another interesting thing that the map shows is the most populated cities of the world, and how the eastern part of the world has more than half of the populated cities.