Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Blog Post 2

People of Australia


Population: 22,751,014 making Australia the 56th largest country in the world.

Median age: total: 38.4, male: 37.7, female: 39.2 years

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Population growth rate: 1.07%

Birth rate: 12.15 births/1,000 population

Death rate: 7.14 deaths/1,000 population

Urban population: 89.4% of total population

Source: www.aph.gov.au


Largest city: Sydney 4.505 million

Infant mortality rate: 4.37 deaths/1,000 live births, ranked 188th in the world

Life expectancy at birth: 82.15 years, ranked 13nd in the world

Total fertility rate: 1.77 children born/woman, ranked 159th in the world

HIV/AIDS
·       adult prevalence rate: 0.17%. ranked 100th in the world
·       people living with HIV/AIDS: 28,200, ranked 74th in the world
·       deaths: Fewer than 100, ranked 105th in the world

Obesity - adult prevalence rate: 29.9%, ranked 44th

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Literacy (age 15 and over can read and write): 99%

Unemployment: 11.7%, ranked 93rd in the world

Recommended Vaccines for Travelers: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Japanese Encephalitis, Rabies, and Yellow Fever.


Blog Post 1

Thematic Maps:

Thematic maps are those which display a particular set of data, in other words they have a theme. There are many different types of thematic maps, we will show a few examples.

Choropleth Map:

A choropleth map uses color to display data, in this example we have a choropleth map that shows the countries in Australia.
Source: www.travelnotes.org

Isarithmic Map:

An isarithmic map uses lines to show continuous data. Our example of an isarithmic map shows average evaporation levels.

Source: www.bom.gov.au

Dot Distribution Map:

A dot distribution map uses dots to depict a particular set of data. In our example we show the population of Australia where one dot is equal to one thousand people.


Source: aworldofmaps.blogspot.com