The world's most power-hungry countries

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This table shows the ten countries that in 2001 consumed the most electricity, measured in kilowatt hours. In 2001, the world consumed an estimated 13,810,000,000,000 kilowatt hours of electricity. Look at the table and then answer the questions that follow.

The World's Most Power-Hungry Countries

Rank      Country       Electricity Consumption
                                 (kwh)

 1    United States        3,479,000,000,000
 2    China                1,312,000,000,000
 3    Japan                  964,200,000,000
 4    Russia                 773,080,000,000
 5    Germany                506,800,000,000
 6    Canada                 504,400,000,000
 7    India                  497,200,000,000
 8    France                 415,300,000,000
 9    United Kingdom         346,100,000,000
 10   Brazil                 335,900,000,000

1. Which country consumed about 25 percent of
   electricity produced in 2001?
   a. China
   b. Canada
   c. Japan
   d. the United States

2. How much more electricity did Japan consume
   than France?
   a. 467,000,000,000 kwh
   b. 467,000,000 kwh
   c. 548,900,000,000 kwh
   d. 548,900,000 kwh

3. Which two countries together consumed about the
   same amount of electricity as did China?
   a. Russia and India
   b. Japan and the United Kingdom
   c. Russia and Brazil
   d. Germany and Canada

4. The top five energy-consuming countries
   consumed about what percentage of electricity
   produced in 2001?
   a. 20 percent
   b. 40 percent
   c. 50 percent
   d. 70 percent

5. From this table, you can conclude that
   a. the United States is the world's most populated
      country.
   b. the United States consumes too much
      electricity.
   c. the United States consumes the most
      electricity.
   d. the United States wastes the most electricity.

6. In 2001, the United States consumed about
   a. ten times the amount of electricity as the
      United Kingdom.
   b. eight times the amount of electricity as Germany.
   c. five times the amount of electricity as Brazil.
   d. twice the amount of electricity as Japan.

TEACHER'S GUIDE

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