If everyone in the world was to have their own bedroom and a home, or, if if we stood in a two-foot square, what area and state(s) could they live?
2006-06-13 10:39:57 · 11 answers · asked by Michael Paz 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
6 billion people, each with 2 sq ft is 12 billion sq feet. There are 27 million sq ft in a sq mile (1280 ft x 1280 ft). Thus, all the world's people could fit in 430 sq miles, which is much less than the smallest state, Rhode Island (1545 sq miles). Washington DC, however, is 68 sq miles, so the people would take up roughly 6 times that size.
2006-06-13 11:03:13 · answer #1 · answered by enigma2029 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assumption:
1 person per 2 sqft.
6 billion x 2 sqft = 12 billion sqft = appox 430 square miles
Rhode Island is the smallest state and is approx 1214 sq miles (according to wikipedia).
Conclusion:
You can easily fit 6 billion people in within any state in the US provided they stand in 2 sqft sections with no space between sections.
2006-06-13 17:53:25 · answer #2 · answered by Sleepy Dad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Side by side, shoulder to shoulder wouldn't cover the whole State of Texas.We're more spread out than you think. 3 billion live in China and India.
2006-06-13 17:45:46 · answer #3 · answered by Irish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is the Grand Canyon: Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico.
2006-06-13 17:45:28 · answer #4 · answered by Smartie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess you mean 12 cubic feet. Think about.
Death Valley or Grand Canyon come to mind ...
2006-06-13 17:43:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jacksonville, FL
2006-06-13 17:55:35 · answer #6 · answered by knobbyhead 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in the Grand Canyon
2006-06-13 17:51:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe Florida
2006-06-13 17:43:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if everyone was put into Texas, the density would be exactly the same as new york city
2006-06-13 17:52:03 · answer #9 · answered by Mr. Tambourine Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the GRAND CANYON!!!
2006-06-13 17:49:08 · answer #10 · answered by bekind 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋