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Name _____________________________________ Navigate to the website: www.arcgis.com. At the top of the page, click on “Map.” A map should open.

Click on the Basemap Icon. Select the “National Geographic”. Now that you have a basemap that includes names of countries and such, let’s begin investigating demographics and related factors of countries.

1. Click on “Modify Map” on the top right of the page.

2. Conduct a search for searchable layers for “Crude Birth Rate” by clicking the and select “Search for layers.” Type “Crude Birth Rate” in the Find Box.

3. Click on and Add the “Crude_Birth_Rate_2007” layer. Then “Done Adding Layers”

4. To set the transparency to a percentage which will help you to see the colors and the names of the

countries by selecting the “Contents of your Map” Icon then click on the arrow to the right of the title of the layer, then transparency.

5. Click on the “Legend” Icon Using a small scale (remember, this is a world view), what countries have a high CBR (over 27) according to the legend? _____________________________________________________________________________________

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6. Using the same scale as in number 6, what countries have a low CBR (below 13.45)? _____________________________________________________________________________________

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7. Which regions have a low CBR?

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8. Which regions have a high CBR?

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9. Complete the chart for 2 of the countries with a high CBR.

Country Name CBR RNI IMR TFR PPOP_1564

% Urban

10. Complete the chart for 2 countries with a low CBR.

Country Name CBR RNI IMR TFR PPOP_1564

% Urban

11. Let’s add another layer of data. Click on add then Search for Layers. Search for “Primary School Enrollment.” Choose “Primary School Enrollment” by abuckley with features. Select to “add to map,” then “done adding layers.”

12. Deselect the Crude Birth Rate map. Now only the Primary School Enrollment should be checked. Use the drop down menu to change the transparency.

13. Click the Legend Icon. Select two new countries to highlight during this time period with a high school enrollment. List the country and its enrollment from two different years.

_________________________year _____enrollment_______ year _______ enrollment ______

_________________________year _____enrollment_______ year _______ enrollment ______

14. Select two new countries to highlight during this time period with a low school enrollment. List the country and its enrollment from two different years.

_________________________year _____enrollment_______ year _______ enrollment ______

_________________________year _____enrollment_______ year _______ enrollment ______

15. What regions of the world have low school enrollment? _______________ _________________

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16. What are 2 generalizations that can be made about high crude birth rate?____________________________________________________________________________________

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16. What are 2 generalizations that can be made about low primary school enrollment?

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