Monday, May 30, 2011

Identify the ten most populated cities in the world. Identify the ten most populated cities in the United States. Identify tribal groups in the world that have little or no contact with "modern society". Where is the greatest ethnic diversity? Where is the least ethnic diversity?

10 most populated cities in the world

1.     Shanghai, China- 22,210,000
2.       Beijing, China - 22,000,000
3.       Istanbul, Turkey - 13,120,596
4.       Karachi, Pakistan - 13,052,000
5.       Delhi, India - 12,565,901
6.       Mumbai, India - 12,478,447
7.       Moscow, Russia - 11,514,300
8.       São Paulo, Brazil - 11,037,593
9.       Seoul, South Korea - 10,208,302
10.    Jakarta, Indonesia - 9,580,000

10 most populated cities in the United States

1. New York, New York 8,175,133
2. Los Angeles, California 3,792,621
3. Chicago, Illinois 2,695,598
4. Houston, Texas 2,099,451
5. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1,526,006
6. Phoenix, Arizona 1,445,632
7. San Antonio, Texas 1,327,407
8. San Diego, California 1,307,402
9. Dallas, Texas 1,197,816
10. San Jose, California 945,942

Researchers have produced aerial photos of jungle dwellers who they say are among the few remaining peoples on Earth who have had no contact with the outside world.Taken from a small airplane, the photos show men outside thatched communal huts, necks craned upward, pointing bows toward the air in a remote corner of the Amazonian rainforest.



http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/05/uncontacted_tribe_photographed.html


Greatest Ethnic Diversity, Kenya: Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1%

Least Ethnic Diversity, Lesotho: 99.7% Sotho

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