Please answer each question using complete sentences. Use topic sentences when you are writing paragraphs.

1. What was the total number of people living with HIV/AIDS at the end of   1996 in the world?

2.What was the total number of people in 1996 living with HIV/AIDSin North America? In North Africa and the Middle East? In Sub- Saharan Africa?

3.In 1996, what area in the world had the largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS? What percentage of the total number of people living with HIV/AIDS did this region have? Why do you think HIV/AIDS is so prevalent in this region?

4.Choose four countries in Africa and record the percentage of people with HIV/AIDS in 1997 (look under HIV prevalence). Which country had the highest percentage?