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Unit 3 Lesson 1: Analyzing Country Population Data

Write down the ten countries you think have the highest populations. Place them in the order
beginning with the one you think has the greatest population.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Compare your list to the list on the Country Population Data Sheet. How many countries did you
get correct?
How many did you get in the correct order?
Where they are surprises in the data? If so, what were they?

Look carefully at the Population Density data located beneath the Population Data. Write down
three interesting things this data shows or questions the data raise for you:

Country Population Data

Country
China
India
United States
Indonesia
Brazil
Pakistan
Nigeria
Bangladesh
Russia
Japan

Country
China
India
United States
Indonesia
Brazil
Pakistan
Nigeria
Bangladesh
Russia
Japan

Population
(Millions)
1,350
1,260
314
241
194
180
170
153
143
128

Population
Density (pop
per sq km)
141
383
33
127
23
227
184
1062
8
338

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