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2.2. At what age does the average At what age does the average person get his/her first car?person get his/her first car?

3.3. How many text messages How many text messages does the average teenager does the average teenager send per week?send per week?

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Globally, more than 125 million children under 5 live in homeswithout access to an improved water source, and more than 280 million live in households without improved sanitation facilities.

Source: Progress for Children: A Report Card onWater and Sanitation. UNICEF, September 2006

2 million plastic bottles,2 million plastic bottles,dumped every 5 minutes.dumped every 5 minutes.

fine arts, literature, dancing, fine arts, literature, dancing, games, cooking, dress, games, cooking, dress,

celebrations, visual images from celebrations, visual images from mediamedia

courtesy; contextual conversational patterns; concept of time; personal space; rules of conduct; facial expressions; nonverbal communication; touching; eye contact; handling emotions; notions of modesty; concept of beauty; courtship practices; relationships to animals; notions of leadership;

tempo of work; ideals of childrearing; theory of disease; social interaction rate; nature of friendships; tone of voice; attitudes

toward elders; concept of cleanliness; notions of adolescence; definition of insanity; preference for competition or cooperation; tolerance of physical pain; concept of “self”;

concept of past and future; obscenity; attitude toward dependents etc…

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Little Bee Little Bee by Chris Cleaveby Chris Cleave www.worldmapper.org www.oecd.org If the World Were a Village, If the World Were a Village,

Donatella MeadowsDonatella Meadows www.teachunicef.org