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: CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

1. China     1,336, 718,015 6. Pakistan           187,342,721
2. India         1,189,172,906 7. Bangladesh       158, 570,535
3. United States          313,232,044 8. Nigeria             155, 215,573
4. Indonesia           245,613,043 9. Russia              138,739,892
5. Brazil           203,429,773 10. Japan              126,475,664

3. World's Top Ten Metropolitan Areas --Average of  www.citypopulation.de, UN Data 2010; World Gazetteer; City Mayors

1. Tokyo                  34.93  million 6. Delhi               20.47 million
2.Seoul                 22.02 million 7. Sao Paulo        20.445 million
3. Mexico City           21.78 million 8. Shanghai           18.28 million
4. Mumbai                 21.66 million 9. Jakarta              17.83 million
5. New York City           21.21 million 10. Manila              16.496 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. Royal Dutch/ Shell UK/ Netherlands Petroleum Exploration/ refinin/ Distrib
3. Vodafone UK Telecommunications
4. BP UK Petroleum Exploration/ refinin/ Distrib
5. Toyota Japan Motor Vehicles
6. Exxon Mobil US Petroleum Exploration/ refinin/ Distrib
7. Total France Petroleum Exploration/ refinin/ Distrib
8. E. ON Germany Electricity, gas & services
9. Electricite de France France Electricity, gas & water
10. ArcelorMittal Luxembourg Steel, metal & Metal products
11. Volkswagen Germany Motor Vehicles
12. GDF Suez France Energy, electricity and distribution