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GIS: Using the GIS Activities and Data Disc
This CD-ROM, which accompanies Global Connections: Canadian and World Issues,
contains extensive statistical databases. It also has individual activity files, which you
will need to modify and print out. Each activity file provides detailed instructions, as well
as questions and answers. See the section “ArcView GIS and Global Connections,” on
page 2 of this document, for more information on the activities.
In total there are seven files (databases) saved in Excel format. Two of these are
broad in scope, while five others have a specific focus. Although these files are in Excel
format, you should be able to load them into almost any spreadsheet program with
minimal loss of formatting. See the section “Using the Data Files Provided,” page 7 of
this document, for more detail about the data.
General Purpose Databases
General Stats.xls—Contains 80 data fields including demographic, social, economic, and
environmental information.
Energy Stats.xls—Contains 29 data fields related to the production and use of oil, natural
gas, coal, nuclear power, and hydro-electric power.
Specific Databases
CTBT Status.xls—Information about the ratification process of the Comprehensive
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
Interarea Oil Movements.xls—Data on world oil trade.
Primary Energy Consumption 1965–2000.xls—Growth of energy use worldwide.
Primary Energy Consumption, by Fuel, 2000.xls—Relative importance of the world’s
five major energy sources.
Spot Oil Prices, 1972–2000.xls—Changes in world oil prices.
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ArcView GIS and Global Connections
The GIS program, ArcView (version 3.2), has been licensed for use in public and
separate schools in Ontario by the Ministry of Education and Training. If the program has
not been installed on the computers in your school, that must be done first. Because it is a
very demanding program, ArcView should be used on the most powerful computers
available. When you discuss the installation with the computer head or computer
committee in your school, stress that ArcView requires as much speed and memory as the
most powerful graphic design programs that may be used in your school, and much more
power than almost all programming languages and business applications.
Global Connections provides support for this program in two respects.
•
A wide range of data that can be mapped. On this CD-ROM there are three
files that can be joined to an ArcView world map and mapped. They can be found
in a folder called GIS .dbf files. More detail about the data can be found in the
section “Using the Data Files Provided” of this document.
These files are:
–
General Stats.dbf, which contains 80 fields of demographic, social,
economic, and environmental data from a number of sources
–
Energy Stats.dbf, which contains 29 fields of energy-related data
–
CTBT Stats.dbf, which contains four fields of data about the ratification
process of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
These data files can be joined to a world map shapefile called countries.shp that
can also be found on this CD-ROM in the folder called Countries. This shapefile
is identical to the country.shp shapefile that came with ArcView 3.2, except that
Antarctica has been removed.
•
Nine GIS activities that are tied to the student book. Instructions for these can
be found, in MS Word format, in the folder called GIS Exercises. These activities
(found in the student book on the pages indicated) include:
1.
Country-Centred World (p. 17)*
2.
Demographic Transition (p. 75)***
3.
Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (p. 122)**
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4.
Food Availability (p. 166)**
5.
Human Development (p. 184)***
6.
Foreign Aid (p. 215)**
7.
African Debt (p. 227)*****
8.
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (p. 389)**
9.
Ecological Footprint (p. 443)***
Not all these activities are of equal difficulty. The number of asterisks suggests
the relative difficulty level. The African debt activity does not have full instructions and
is designed to be used as an independent study unit by students who already have
considerable ArcView experience.
Before you can print these instructions for your students, you must go into the
Word files and customize them to meet your needs. Items requiring customization are
shown in blue text and prompt you to consider the following points.
1.
In several places you must indicate where files will be located with the particular
computer setup you are using. In particular, if you are using a network, you may
have to talk to the administrator about installing the .shp and .dbf files.
2.
You must consider where students will save their work (including the hidden files
that are created). Most of these activities can be saved on an empty floppy disk.
The exception might be the African debt assignment. If students are to save into a
network, the locations must all be provided in the “Set Working Directory”
section of the instructions.
3.
Printing in ArcView is very slow (often five minutes or more for each map) and,
in colour, can be quite expensive. You should consider this factor before asking
students to print all their maps. If students are to print in black and white (e.g., on
a laser printer), you may want to modify the instructions.
4.
In some places there are concepts that you might want to discuss with your class.
For example, a few exercises use the idea of standard deviation. The blue
highlighting warns you of these.
5.
Some of the “extras” suggested go beyond the scope of the instructions provided.
You may want to investigate how to perform these functions before giving out the
assignment sheets.
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After you have considered the blue items and made whatever modifications are
needed, the text can be made black.
This Teacher Resource cannot provide all the background needed to introduce
GIS to your students. A considerable amount of “sweat equity” is required before you
will be able to do this. If GIS is new in your school, good luck—it is a worthwhile
undertaking.
Note that there are questions after the instructions in each activity file.
Answers/notes to the questions immediately follow and appear at the top of a new page.
Never Used ArcView? Here Are Some Things You Should Know
ArcView is a very powerful program that gives users the capability for sophisticated
analysis and mapping. Unfortunately, its power makes creating simple maps relatively
complicated. After one has made a couple of maps the process makes sense, but in the
beginning students (and teachers!) can find it a bit intimidating. Some of the intimidation
comes from the fact that you must deal with files of different types and use multiple
windows.
Files
There are four types of files used in the ArcView assignments that accompany Global
Connections.
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Project files contain all elements of a particular assignment, including one or
more maps and associated data. Project files can be identified by the fact that they
all have the suffix .apr.
•
Shapefiles are special ArcView files that have the ability to be mapped. A
shapefile may show the whole world or a tiny area. Shapefiles generally start out
with only a limited amount of associated statistical data. They can be identified by
the suffix .shp.
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Data files contain statistical data that can be added to a shapefile (in ArcView
terminology, “joined”) and, hence, be mapped. To allow mapping, there must be
an identical field in the “Attributes” table of the shapefile and in the data file.
Data files can be created using a variety of spreadsheet and database programs
that enable results to be saved in .dbf form.
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Hidden files are created by ArcView. These concern casual users only to the
extent that they must ensure that all project, shape-, and data files are stored in the
same location. On an individual computer this is unlikely to be a problem, since
the hidden files will be located in the same directories as the ArcView program.
In a classroom setting this can be a problem, since ArcView may be installed on a
network server and the teacher may want student files saved on floppy disks or on
a different virtual drive on a network. To do this, change the Working Directory
under “File” in the program. Hidden files have a variety of extensions, e.g., .shx,
.sbn, and .dbg.
Windows
There are three main types of windows used in ArcView.
•
The Project window is the control centre for the creation of a map. Here you can
create View windows and Layout windows and open data files. This is also where
you save your project.
•
The View window is the place where you actually create the specific map
elements that will appear in your map. These include such choices as which data
will be mapped, which type of map will be used, and what information will
appear in the legend.
•
The Layout window is used to assemble the elements of your map: the View, the
legend, scale, border, and so on.
To move from one window to another, go to the listing under the Window menu at the
top of the screen.
In addition, a wide range of dialogue box windows appear as the program is used,
for example, to change a colour or to modify the map projection.
Commands in ArcView
While all commands in ArcView are available under the various menu choices listed
along the top of the screen (e.g., File, View, Theme, Graphics, Window), those
commands that are most commonly used can be accessed more quickly from sets of
buttons:
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View Buttons (Figure 1) appear when you are working in the View window.
•
Layout Buttons (Figure 2) appear when you are working in the Layout window.
These buttons, along with explanations for the commands used most often, are listed
below. Note that when your cursor is placed on top of a button, its name and a brief
explanation will appear.
View Buttons:
Layout Buttons:
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Using the Data Files Provided
Files are provided in two formats—Excel (.xls) and Data Base (.dbf). The .dbf files are
provided for data that can be mapped with the ArcView GIS program.
Hint: If you are not using ArcView, it makes sense to use the Excel format since
it can be easily loaded into any spreadsheet program (Excel, Quattro Pro, Appleworks,
MS Works). Also, the Excel files have less cryptic field descriptions. Because .dbf files
are limited to 10 character field names, they can be harder to understand.
CD-ROM Data Fields and Sources
Geographic, Demographic, Social, and Economic Statistics
Data File Names
General Stats.dbf
General Stats.xls
Data and Definition Sources
1.
CIA World Factbook 2001
Source: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
2.
UN Human Development Report 2001
Source: http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/indicator
Reproduced with permission from the United Nations Development Programme.
3.
World Bank
Source: http://www.worldbank.org/data/databytopic/GDP.pdf
© International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank
4.
Redefining Progress, “Living Planet Report 2000”
Source: Adapted from “The Ecological Footprints of Nations.”
http://www.redefiningprogress.org/programs/sustainability/ef/projects/lpr2000
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5.
FAOSTAT Database Collections: Food Balance (updated July 4, 2002)
Source: http://apps.fao.org/page/collections?subset=nutrition
“Food Availability” from Food Balance Sheets (updated July 4, 2002),
<http://apps.fao.org/page/collections?subset=nutrition>
Data Fields Provided
(.dbf name in parentheses)
1.
Country Name (CNTRY_NAME)
2.
Continent
3.
Region
4.
Area—Sum of land and water areas within the country’s borders; given in km2.
Source: 1
5.
Percentage of Land Used for Crops (Cropland%)—This is the sum of two fields
in the World Factbook: arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted
after each harvest, such as wheat, maize, and rice; permanent crops includes land
cultivated for crops that are not replanted after each harvest, such as citrus, coffee,
and rubber. Source: 1 (calculated)
6.
Percentage of Land Used for Pastures (Pastures%)—Land permanently used to
grow forage crops for animals to eat. Source: 1
7.
Percentage of Land Covered by Forests (Forests%)—Source: 1
8.
Percentage of Other Types of Landcover (%Other)—Any land type not
specifically mentioned above, such as urban areas, roads, desert, etc. Source: 1
9.
Population—Estimates by the US Census Bureau as of mid-2001. Source: 1
10.
Population Density (Popdensity)—People per km2; for mid-2000. Source: 1
(calculated)
11.
Birth Rate (Birthrate)—For mid-year 2001; also known as crude Birth Rate. Rate
per 1000 people. Source: 1
12.
Death Rate (Deathrate)—For mid-year 2001; also known as crude Death Rate.
Rate per 1000 people. Source: 1
13.
Natural Increase Rate (Natincrte)—Birth Rate minus Death Rate; for mid-year
2001. Rate per 1000 people. Source: 1 (calculated)
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14.
Net Migration Rate (Netmigrte)—Immigration Rate minus Emigration Rate; for
mid-year 2001. Rate per 1000 people. Source: 1
15.
Population Growth Rate (Popgrrte)—Natural Increase Rate plus Net Migration
Rate; for mid-year 2001. Expressed as a percentage. Source: 1
16.
Population Projection 2015 (Popn2015)—Source: 2
17.
Population Under 15 Years (Popn<15%)—Younger part of the Dependency
Load; data for 2001. Source: 1
18.
Population Over 64 Years (Popn>64%)—Older part of the Dependency Load;
data for 2001. Source: 1
19.
Total Fertility Rate, 1995–2000 (Tfr95–2000)—Measured in terms of the average
number of children per woman in the population. Source: 2
20.
Total Fertility Rate, 1970–75 (Tfr70–75)—Source: 2
21.
Infant Mortality Rate (Infmorrte)—Deaths in first year of life for each 1000
children born; estimates for 2001. Source: 1
22.
Doctors per 100 000 People (Docs/100k)—Estimates for 2001. Source: 2
23.
Food Availability (Kj/pers/d)—Measured in kJ/person/day. For comparison’s
sake, on a worldwide basis, an average person requires 10 350 kJ/person/day.
Data is for 2000. Source: 5
24.
Total Literacy Rate (Ttllitrte)—Based on varying individual country definitions of
literacy. Hence, not perfectly comparable between countries and measures of
literacy used in other publications. Expressed as a percentage; data for 2001.
Source: 1
25.
Male Literacy Rate (Malelitrte)—Source: 1
26.
Female Literacy Rate (Femlitrte)—Source: 1
27.
Total Life Expectancy (Totlifexp)—The average number of years to be lived by a
group of people born in the current year, if mortality at each age remains constant
in the future. Data for 2001. Source: 1
28.
Male Life Expectancy (Mallifexp)—Source: 1
29.
Female Life Expectancy (Femlifexp)—Source: 1
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30.
HIV/AIDS Infection Rate (Hivaidsrte)—This entry gives an estimate of the
percentage of adults (aged 15–49) living with HIV/AIDS. Expressed as a
percentage; data for 1999. Source: 1
31.
Total GDP (Totalgdp)—Expressed in millions of US dollars for the year 2000.
Source: 3
32.
GDP Per Capita on a Purchasing Power Parity Basis (Gdppcpppyr)—The
concept of Purchasing Power Parity is an important one, but quite complicated.
To quote from the World Factbook:
“…GDP dollar estimates for all countries are derived from purchasing power
parity (PPP) calculations rather than from conversions at official currency
exchange rates. The PPP method involves the use of standardized international
dollar price weights, which are applied to the quantities of final goods and
services produced in a given economy. The data derived from the PPP method
provide the best available starting point for comparisons of economic strength and
well-being between countries. The division of a GDP estimate in domestic
currency by the corresponding PPP estimate in dollars gives the PPP conversion
rate. Whereas PPP estimates for OECD countries are quite reliable, PPP estimates
for developing countries are often rough approximations. … In developing
countries with weak currencies the exchange rate estimate of GDP in dollars is
typically one-fourth to one-half the PPP estimate. Furthermore, exchange rates
may suddenly go up or down by 10% or more because of market forces or official
fiat whereas real output has remained unchanged. On 12 January 1994, for
example, the 14 countries of the African Financial Community (whose currencies
are tied to the French franc) devalued their currencies by 50%. This move, of
course, did not cut the real output of these countries by half.”
Expressed in US dollars. Data is for 2000. Source: 1
33.
GDP Growth Rate (GDPgrrte)—Annual rate of growth, in percent, of the
country’s GDP after adjustments for inflation. This value does not use Purchasing
Power Parity. Most figures are for 2000; a few are for 1999. Source: 1
34.
Year as of 1999Highest Per Capita GDP Reached (Yrhghstgdp)—Source: 1
35.
Urban Population (Urbnpopn)—Expressed as a percentage; data for 1999.
Source: 2
36.
Refugees by Country of Origin (Refugeefrm)—Sources of refugees in the world,
expressed in thousands; data for 1999. Source: 2
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37.
Refugees by Country of Asylum (Refugeesto)—Destinations of refugees
worldwide, expressed in thousands; data for 1999. Source: 2
38.
Internally Displaced Persons (Intdisper)—People who are displaced within their
own country and to whom the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) extends protection or assistance, or both; data for 1999. Source: 2
39.
Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Percentage of World Total (Cdem%)—
Anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions stemming from the burning of fossil
fuels and the production of cement. Emissions are calculated from data on the
consumption of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels and gas flaring. Data for 1997.
Source: 2
40.
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Per Capita (Cdempc)—Data for 1997. Source: 2
41.
Ecological Footprint (Ecolftprnt)—The Ecological Footprint, expressed in area
units, is the amount of land needed to support each person in the country with the
current standard and style of living in that country. Each unit corresponds to one
hectare of biologically productive space with “world average productivity.” See
the Web site for Redefining Progress at
<http://www.redefiningprogress.org/programs/sustainability/ef/projects/lpr2000>
for a full explanation. Data for 1996. Source: 4
42.
Available Biological Capacity (Avbiocap)—Also measured in area units for 1996,
this is the amount of biologically productive space, per capita, available in the
country. Source: 4
43.
Ecological Surplus or Deficit (Ecsur(def))—This is the difference between the
ecological footprint of a country and its per capita available biological capacity. A
positive value indicates a surplus. Source 4 (calculated)
44.
Labour Force in Primary Industries (Labforprim)—Most recent data available;
most data for 1999–2000, although earlier for some countries. Source: 1
45.
Labour Force in Secondary Industries (Labforsec)—Source: 1
46.
Labour Force in Tertiary Industries (Labforter)—Source: 1
47.
GDP from Agriculture (Gdpagric)—Most recent data available; most data for
1999–2000, although earlier for some countries. Source: 1
48.
GDP from Industry (Gdpindust)—Source: 1
49.
GDP from Services (Gdpserv)—Source: 1
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50.
Military Spending, Total (Milspentot)—In US dollars. Data variable in age, from
mid-1990s to 2000. Source: 1
51.
Military Spending, Per Capita (Milspenpc)—In US dollars. Data variable in age,
from mid-1990s to 2000. Source: 1
52.
Arms Exports (Armsexp)—Includes sales of major conventional weapons or
systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles,
and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small
arms, support items, components and component technology, and towed or naval
artillery under 100 mm calibre). Data for 1999. Source: 2
53.
Military Spending as Percentage of GDP (Milspegdp%)—Data for 1999. Source:
2
54.
Educational Spending as Percentage of GDP (Edspegdp%)—Data for 1999.
Source: 2
55.
Health Care Spending as Percentage of GDP (Hcspgdp%)—Data for 1999.
Source: 2
56.
Human Development Index, 1999 (Hdi1999)—The Human Development Index
measures a country’s achievements in three aspects of human development:
longevity, knowledge, and a decent standard of living. Longevity is measured by
life expectancy at birth; knowledge is measured by a combination of the adult
literacy rate and the combined gross primary, secondary, and tertiary enrolment
ratio; standard of living is measured by GDP per capita (PPP US$). Source: 2
57.
Human Development Index, 1975 (Hdi1975)—Source: 2
58.
Gender-Related Development Index (Genreldi)—HDI modified to reflect
inequalities between women and men. Data for 1999. Source: 2
59.
Gender Empowerment Measure (Genempmeas)—A composite index that
measures gender inequality in three basic dimensions of empowerment: economic
participation and decision making, political participation and decision making,
and power over economic resources. Data for 1999. Source: 2
60.
Women in Parliament, Percentage of Total (Womnparl%)—Data for 1999.
Source: 2
61.
Year Country Achieved Independence (Yrindpndnc)—China’s year of
independence is given as –221 (221 BCE, to allow mapping in ArcView). Some
ancient nations, e.g., the United Kingdom, do not have a specific year of
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independence. These are dated to the nearest century (e.g., in the case of the UK,
900). Source: 2
62.
Gini Index (Giniindex)—Data for 1999. Source: 2
63.
Foreign Aid Given as Percentage of GDP, 1999 (Aidgiven99)—Lists foreign aid
provided by Development Assistance Committee members. Source: 2
64.
Foreign Aid Given as Percentage of GDP, 1990 (Aidgven90)—Source: 2
65.
Foreign Aid Received Per Capita, 1999 (Aidrcdpc)—The amount of development
assistance received by all countries. Source: 2
66.
Foreign Aid Received as Percentage of GDP, 1999 (Aidrdgdp)—Source: 2
67.
Total Debt Service as Percentage of Exports, 1999 (Tdsexp%99)—Indicates the
relationship between the cost of a country’s foreign debt and the amount of
foreign currency coming into that country as a result of exports. Source: 2
68.
Total Debt Service as Percentage of Exports, 1990 (Tdsexp%99)—Source: 2
69.
Total Debt Service as Percentage of GDP, 1999 (Tdsgdp%99)—Indicates the
relationship between the drain caused by a country’s foreign debt and the entire
size of its economy. Source: 2
70.
Total Debt Service as Percentage of GDP, 1990 (Tdsgdp%90)—Source: 2
71.
External Debt, Total 1999 (Extdebttot)—Given in billions of US dollars. Source:
1
72.
External Debt Per Capita (Extdebtpc)—Given in US dollars, for 1999. Source: 1
(calculated)
73.
External Debt as Percentage of GDP (Extdbtgdp%)—Indicates the relationship
between the size of a country’s debt and the size of its economy. Data for 1999.
Source: 1 (calculated)
74.
Mean Years of Schooling (Mnyrschl)—The number of years of formal education
for all those in the population who are 15 years of age or older. Source: 2
75.
Technology Achievement Index (Techachind)—A composite index based on eight
indicators in four dimensions: technology creation, diffusion of recent
innovations, diffusion of old innovations, and human skills. Source: 2
76.
Scientists and Engineers in R&D/100 000 People (Sceng/100k)—Measures a
country’s investment in science and technology. Source: 2
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77.
Internet Country Code (Intcouncde)—Source: 1
78.
Internet Users (Intrntusrs)—Source: 1
79.
Internet Users as Percentage of Population (Inusr/popn)—This is a measure of
the diffusion of a newer technology. Source: 1 (calculated)
80.
Telephones per 1000 People (Tel/1000)—This is a measure of the diffusion of an
older technology. It includes both mainline and cellular phones. Source: 2
Energy Statistics
Data File Names
Energy Stats.xls
Energy Stats.dbf
Interarea Oil Movements.xls
Primary Energy Consumption 1965–2000.xls
Primary Energy Consumption, by Fuel, 2000.xls
Spot Oil Prices, 1972–2000.xls
Data Source
British Petroleum
Source: http://www.bp.com/centres/energy2001
Adapted from BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2001.
Data Fields Provided
(.dbf name in parentheses)
Energy Stats.xls
1.
Country Name (CNTRY_NAME)
2.
Oil Reserves Percentage of World Total 2000 (Oilreserve)—Size of countries’ oil
reserves as a percentage of the world total at the end of 2000. A value of –99
indicates less than 0.05 per cent of the world’s total.
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3.
R/P Ratio for Oil 2000 (R/Poil)—The number of years that the country’s
conventional oil will last at current rates of production, assuming that no
additional reserves are to be found. A value of 100 means at least 100 years.
4.
Oil Production (millions of tonnes) 1965 (Oilprod65)—Oil production for Russia
in 1965 is for all of the Soviet Union.
5.
Oil Production (millions of tonnes) 2000 (Oilprod00)
6.
Share of World’s Oil Production (%) 2000 (Oilprshare)—A value of –99
indicates less than 0.05 per cent of the world’s total.
7.
Oil Consumption (millions of tonnes) 1965 (Oilcons65)—Values for Belgium
include Luxembourg. Oil consumption for Russia in 1965 is for all of the Soviet
Union.
8.
Oil Consumption (millions of tonnes) 2000 (Oilcons00)—Values for Belgium
include Luxembourg.
9.
Share of World’s Oil Consumption (%) 2000 (Oilcoshare)—A value of –99
indicates less than 0.05 per cent of the world’s total. Values for Belgium include
Luxembourg.
10.
Natural Gas Reserves Percentage of World Total 2000 (Ngreserves)—Size of
countries’ gas reserves as a percentage of the world total at the end of 2000. A
value of –99 indicates less than 0.05 per cent of the world’s total.
11.
R/P Ratio for Natural Gas 2000 (R/pnatgas)—The number of years that the
country’s natural gas will last at current rates of production, assuming that no
additional reserves are to be found. A value of 100 means at least 100 years.
12.
Natural Gas Production (millions of tonnes of oil equivalent) 1970 (Ngprod70)—
Natural gas production for Russia in 1970 is for all of the Soviet Union.
13.
Natural Gas Production (millions of tonnes of oil equivalent) 2000 (Ngprod00)
14.
Share of World’s Natural Gas Production (%) 2000 (Ngprshare)—A value of –99
indicates less than 0.05 per cent of the world’s total.
15.
Natural Gas Consumption (millions of tonnes of oil equivalent) 1970
(Ngcons70)—Values for Belgium include Luxembourg. Gas consumption for
Russia in 1970 is for all of the Soviet Union.
16.
Natural Gas Consumption (millions of tonnes of oil equivalent) 2000
(Ngcons00)—Values for Belgium include Luxembourg.
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17.
Share of World’s Natural Gas Consumption (%) 2000 (Ngconsshare)—A value of
–99 indicates less than 0.05 per cent of the world’s total. Values for Belgium
include Luxembourg.
18.
Coal Reserves Percentage of World Total 2000 (Coalreserv)—Size of countries’
coal reserves (anthracite, bituminous and sub-bituminous) as a percentage of the
world total at the end of 2000. A value of –99 indicates less than 0.05 per cent of
the world’s total.
19.
R/P Ratio for Coal 2000 (R/pcoal)—The number of years that a country’s coal
reserves will last at current rates of production, assuming that no additional
reserves are to be found. A value of 500 means at least 500 years.
20.
Coal Production (millions of tonnes of oil equivalent) 1981 (Coalprod81)
21.
Coal Production (millions of tonnes of oil equivalent) 2000 (Coalprod00)
22.
Share of World’s Coal Production 2000 (Coalprshar)—A value of –99 indicates
less than 0.05 per cent of the world’s total.
23.
Coal Consumption (millions of tonnes of oil equivalent) 1981 (Coalcons81)—
Values for Belgium include Luxembourg. Total for Russia in 1981 includes all of
the former Soviet Union.
24.
Coal Consumption (millions of tonnes of oil equivalent) 2000 (Coalcons00)—
Values for Belgium include Luxembourg.
25.
Share of World’s Coal Consumption, 2000 (Coalcoshar)—A value of –99
indicates less than 0.05 per cent of the world’s total.
26.
Nuclear Power Production (millions of tonnes of oil equivalent) 2000
(Nucpocon00)—Values for Belgium include Luxembourg.
27.
Share of World’s Nuclear Power Production, 2000 (Nuccoshare)—A value of –
99 indicates less than 0.05 per cent of the world’s total. Values for Belgium
include Luxembourg.
28.
Hydro-electric Power Production (millions of tonnes of oil equivalent) 2000
(Hydpocon00)—Values for Belgium include Luxembourg.
29.
Share of World’s Hydro-electric Power Production, 2000 (Hydcoshare)—A value
of –99 indicates less than 0.05 per cent of the world’s total. Values for Belgium
include Luxembourg.
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Interarea Oil Movements.xls
Movement of crude oil among 14 regions of the world
Primary Energy Consumption 1965–2000.xls
Growth of energy consumption in major countries and regions of the world on an oilequivalent basis yearly between 1965 and 2000.
Primary Energy Consumption, by Fuel, 2000.xls
Energy consumption in major countries and regions of the world for major energy
sources in 2000. Calculated on an oil-equivalent basis.
Spot Oil Prices, 1972–2000.xls
Changes in world market oil prices for these years for benchmark oils (Texas, North Sea,
Nigeria, Persian Gulf).
Status of Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Data File Names
CTBT Status.xls
CTBT Status.dbf
Data Sources
1.
Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Organization
Source: http://www.ctbto.org
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2.
Federation of American Scientists
Source: http://www.fas.org/nuke/control/ctbt/text/ctbtsigs.htm
Adapted from “Status of Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Signing/Ratification.”
Reproduced with permission from the Federation of American Scientists.
These files contain the status (as of July 2002) of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban
Treaty. This Treaty, which was signed in 1996, would forbid nuclear explosions of any
type in the world. It is regarded as the single most significant weapons reduction treaty
ever agreed to by the world’s nations. It will come into effect 180 days after all of the
“Annex 2 nations” have ratified the Treaty. These 44 nations are those that were thought
to have advanced nuclear capabilities—either nuclear weapons or nuclear reactors that
could be used to develop nuclear weapons. The progress of ratification, particularly for
Annex 2 nations, is regarded as a measure of the commitment that exists in the world to
find peaceful solutions to the threat posed by nuclear and other weapons.
Data Fields Provided
(.dbf name in parentheses)
1.
Country Name (CNTRY_NAME)
2.
Annex 2 Nation? (Annex2)—Is this one of the 44 nations that must ratify before
the treaty is accepted?
3.
Treaty Signed? (Signed?)—Has the nation signed the treaty?
4.
Treaty Ratified (Ratified?)—Has the nation ratified the treaty?
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