Blog #3

This first picture shows the distribution of overcrowded homes in the world. By definition, an overcrowded home has more than two people living in each room. The people who live in a richer society tend not to be overcrowded because they can afford to build bigger homes. Other countries that are poor and have large families cannot afford to build bigger houses. It is also considered cultural in some parts of the world to have large families.


As you can see North America and South America have lower overcrowded homes because most people in this region are more wealthy. However the third-world countries that are very poor have a high rate of overcrowding their family members. For example Asia has a very large rate of overcrowding families and this is because it is their culture to have large families. Although large families is valued in their culture, they don't have the money to build bigger houses. Also with the lack of income many grandparents and extented family members live with their immediate family. These older generations rely on their immediate family to take care of them.





The second picture shows where many women are illiterate in the world. By looking at this map North and South America contains low rates of illiteracy. This is because in America many women are given the funds and opportunities to go to school. Women here are respected and work full time in society.

The map also shows that Southern Asia contains high rates of illiteracy among women. This is because in these countries women are not respected or highly looked upon in life. Many women in these countries are not given the opportunities to go to school because their job is to stay home and take care of the family.