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Where are the World's Resources?

 

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Estimate how the wealth is the world is distributed. Pretend all the wealth is divided into twenty five gold chips. Where do you think it would be found in the world. Remember by wealth we mean money, factories, buildings, natural resources, etc. Use all 25 chips.

Continent
Estimates
 
Facts
 
# of chips
% of wealth
# of chips
% of wealth
North America        
South America        
Africa        
Europe        
Asia        
Australia/New Zealand        
Antartica        
Total
25
100%
25
100%
 

Summary of the facts

Continent
Population
 
Wealth
 
# of chips
% of wealth
# of chips
% of wealth
North America        
South America        
Africa        
Europe        
Asia        
Australia/New Zealand        
Antartica        
Total
25
100%
25
100%

Last Updated Spring 2002

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