Apologies for the question, this was another of the husbands questions!!! xx
2007-03-10 10:24:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
The UN World Population Counter on 11th February 2002 at 9.20 am was 6,204,850,174 people, 30% of whom are under the age of 15.
So, there are 4,343,395,122 adults and 1,861,455,052 children.
For every obese American and European there are at least 10 under-nourished adults in the world, so one average adult can comfortably stand on a rectangle 500 cm wide by 400 cm deep (= 0.2 square metres), with the average child occupying half that area.
Therefore:-
4,343,395,122 adults x 0.2 sq. m = 868,679,024 sq.m
1,861,455,052 children x 0.1 = 186,145,505 sq.m
Total area needed = 1,054,824,529 sq.m
= 1,054 sq km.
The Isle of Wight is 381 sq.km
2007-03-10 10:29:17 · answer #1 · answered by BUNGLE!! 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It was about ten years ago, however, at that point it was only just possible. Now, with over 6 billion, it's not going to happen. Some people would fall off.
2007-03-10 10:27:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps if everyone were stacked layer upon layer. On second thought: No, of course not.
2007-03-10 10:27:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I DONT THINK THE POPULATION OF THE UK NOW WE HAVE ALL THESE LOVELY ASYLUM SEEKERS WOULD FIT ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT
2007-03-10 10:28:19 · answer #4 · answered by michael b 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
tell your husband i doubt it cos there's been about 30 million kids that has been born since that was last recorded...
2007-03-10 10:37:48 · answer #5 · answered by steve h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋