GEOG
302/ GEOG 303 World Statistics
All of the following items you are responsible for on each map quiz and
test.
1. Ten World Regions - See map on inside cover of textbooks.
2. World's Ten Most Populous Countries-- Source: U.S. Census Bureau/ International Data Base
| 1. China 1,330,044, 605 | 6. Pakistan 172,800,051 |
| 2. India 1,147,995,898 | 7. Bangladesh 153,546,901 |
| 3. United States 303, 824,646 | 8. Nigeria 146,255,306 |
| 4. Indonesia 237,512,355 | 9. Russia 140,702,094 |
| 5. Brazil 196,342,587 | 10. Japan 127,288,419 |
3. World's Top Ten Metropolitan Areas --Average of www.citypopulation.de, UN Data 2008; Census, Allianz, Demographica
| 1. Tokyo 34.45 million | 6.Sao Paulo 19.72 million |
| 2. New York City 21.31 million | 7. Delhi 19.16 million |
| 3. Seoul 21.26 million | 8. Manila 17.35 million |
| 4. Mexico City 20.74 million | 9. Los Angeles 16.71 million |
| 5. Mumbai 20.62 million | 10. Shanghai 16.49 million |
4. Most Densely Populated Countries: 1- Monaco 2- Singapore
5. Least Densely Populated Countries: 1- Greenland 2- Western Sahara 3-
Mongolia
6. World's Largest Islands
| 1. Greenland | 6. Sumatra |
| 2. New Guinea | 7. Honshu |
| 3. Borneo | 8. Great Britain |
| 4. Madagascar | 9. Victoria Island |
| 5. Baffin Island | 10. Ellesmere Island |
7. Highest Mountain Range - Himalayas
8. Highest Mountain Peaks: 1- Mt. Everest
2- K2 3- Kanchenjunga 4- Lhotse I
9. Top 4 Largest Seas
1- South China Sea 2- Caribbean Sea 3- Mediterranean
Sea 4- Bering Sea
10. Longest Rivers
| 1. Nile | 6. Huang-He |
| 2. Amazon | 7. Ob-Irtysh |
| 3. Yangtze | 8. Congo |
| 4. Mississippi-Missouri | 9. Parana |
| 5. Yenisey | 10. Amur-Argun |
11. Largest Countries by land area
| 1. Russia | 6. Australia |
| 2. Canada | 7. India |
| 3. China | 8. Argentina |
| 4. United States | 9. Kazakhstan |
| 5. Brazil | 10. Sudan |
12. Ten Largest Transnational Corporations (Ranked by Foreign Assets) 2006
|
Company |
Home Country |
Type |
| 1. GE | U.S. | Electrical & Electronic Equipment |
| 2. British Petroleum (BP) | UK | Petroleum Exploration/ refinin/ Distrib |
| 3. Toyota Motor Corp. | Japan | Motor Vehicles |
| 4. Royal Dutch/ Shell | UK/ Netherlands | Petroleum Exploration/ refinin/ Distrib |
| 5. Exxon Mobile Corp | US | Petroleum Exploration/ refinin/ Distrib |
| 6. Ford Motor Company | US | Motor Vehicles |
| 7. Vodafone | UK | Telecommunications |
| 8. Total | France | Petroleum Exploration/ refinin/ Distrib |
| 9. Electricite de France | France | Electricity, gas & water |
| 10. Wal-Mart Stores | US | Retail |