Lab 1: Interesting Maps

This map shows the distribution of world hunger by showing the percentage of undernourished people in each country of the world. I find this map interesting because I find it interesting to see in which areas of the world hunger is most prevalent.  Also, it is amazing that in a number of African countries, over 35% of the population is undernourished.  It is also surprising to me to see how many countries' populations have a rate of undernourishment of over 18%.  This map was created by the World Food Programme, and is available at http://www.wfp.org/hunger/map.  





This map describes the percentage of energy that each country imports of its total energy use. I find it interesting because it demonstrates how interconnected our world is because so many countries rely on others for a significant amount of their energy. I also find it interesting that according to the map, the U.S. imports about 68% of its energy.  Energy is essential to our society, and it is interesting that other countries have the ability to severely cripple us by failing to provide us with fuel.  This map was created by the World Bank and can be found at http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.USE.COMM.FO.ZS?display=map.  





This map shows the percentage of the population in each country of the world that has access to safe drinking water.  I find this interesting because it is amazing that in a number of countries, despite the level of technology in our world, fewer than 40% of people have access to something as basic as drinkable water.  The map was created by the United Nations Environment Programme and can be accessed at http://www.grida.no/graphicslib/detail/access-to-safe-drinking-water_de64#.