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=Statistics= USA || $47,200 || 36.9 Years || 78.37 Years || 99% || 2.06 Children/Woman ||
 * = Country || Income Per Capita || Median Age || Life Expectancy || Literacy Rate || Total Fertility Rate ||
 * = Baseline
 * = **Japan** || $34,000 || 44.8 Years || 82.25 Years || 99% || 1.21 Children/Woman ||
 * = **China** || $7600 || 35.5 Years || 74.68 Years || 92.2% || 1.54 Children/Woman ||
 * = **India** || $3500 || 26.2 Years || 66.8 Years || 61% || 2.62 Children/Woman ||
 * = **Madagascar** || $900 || 18.2 Years || 63.63 Years || 68.9% || 5.02 Children/Woman ||

=High Income Living Conditions: Japan= Primary Source: Secondary Source: http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/japan.html Person Researched: Takashi

Story/Description: Takashi is a child in Japan. He is 10 years old. He lives in the capital, Tokyo. He eats breakfast at a table called a kotatsu, or very low table. Then, he walks to gakko, or school. School starts in April, and kids start after their sixth birthday. He and his class eats lunch in the classroom with the sensei, or teacher. Some foods he eats are fried noodles and rice curry. He also has school in the summer, along with swimming lessons 2 times per week. He also has kendo twice a week, which is the sword fighting used by the samurai. Some parents hire tutors for their children. When he gets home, he and his family each cook their own meal on a hot plate. They sometimes order out sushi. His family follows the Shinto religion.

Paragraph Analysis: Based on this paragraph, Japan seems like a decently well-to-do country. It has a good education system and, because they can afford tutors and take-out, the economy seems prosperous. This is reflected by the graph because the literacy rate is 99%, and the GDP per capita is $34,000.

=Middle-Upper Income Living Conditions: China= Primary Source: Secondary Source: http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/china.html Person Researched: Goashuang

Story/Description: Goashuang is a 10 year old girl that lives in the capital, Beijing, China.

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=Middle-Lower Income Living Conditions: India= Primary Source: Secondary Source: http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/india.html Person Researched: Rajasthan

Story/Description: Rajasthan is a child in India. He is 9 years old. Most of is food has a certain spice on it. His favorite food is lamb and bread with extra spice. For fun, he goes to dances. The sport he participates in is wrestling. About 1/3 of Indians don't know how to read or write, but Rajasthan can. He lives in the city and goes to public school.

Paragraph Analysis: There are many poor people in India, but some, like Rajasthan, do get an education and can afford necessities and spices. The literacy rate is reflected by this information because it is only 61%. Also, the GDP per capita is $3500.

=Lower Income Living Conditions: Madagascar= Primary Source: Secondary Source: http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/madagascar.html Person Researched: Noah

Story/Description: Noah is an 8 year old child that lives in Berivotra, Madagascar. His family are farmers and herders. They herd a type of cattle called zebus. In Madagascar, they don't measure wealth in cars or houses, but by how many cattle you own. He loves to go to church. He is Christian, like around half the people that live there. His house is made of logs and grass. In Madagascar, they have much respect for their ancestors, so Noah and his family, along with other community members, always make sure that the graveyards are kept clean. Most kids go to primary school, but don't usually go to high school. He also likes to play tag.

Paragraph Analysis: Madagascar is a relatively poor country, because most people that live there are herders or farmers. Also, the literacy is low because most kids don't go to high school. This is reflected by the graph because the GDP per capita is $900 and the literacy rate is 68.9%.

=Conclusion:=