The links between wealth and poverty, housing and education, and war and crime are evident when examining the data provided by the 'Real World Atlas. The wealth of a country is a key factor in the success of the education system. If a country can afford to maintain and develop its education system, the population will benefit. It is crucial to understand the general statistics of each: wealth and poverty; housing and education; and war and crime before analyzing how each is connected to each other. If a population is educated, these individuals are likely to be wealthier than those who are not; this same population is also subject to less violent crimes. Furthermore, if a given population can meet its needs, its living conditions will improve. In addition, the more stable the housing, the safer the residents will be. Wealth and Poverty It is evident from looking at the maps in the Wealth and Poverty subtitle of the Real World Atlas that developed countries are richer than developing countries. Over the past 60 years, the richest countries in terms of US dollars have been the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, France and Switzerland: all developed countries. In contrast, one might predict that developing countries, like the majority of countries in Africa and South Asia, would be among the poorest in the world; we would be right in their hypothesis. The data supports this claim; Chad, Niger, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Botswana and Malawi are among many African countries ranked last in the wealth category. “The industrial revolution... enormously increased the ability of certain groups, mostly European at first, to produce paper... housing, a highly educated population, obviously more wealth and fewer violent deaths. because of delinquency. Although they had more prisoners in total, this was due to stable and efficient justice systems, unlike third world countries which fail to capture criminals at all. Works Cited Cappelli, P. (2008). The school of dreams: more education is not an economic elixir [Electronic version]. Issues in Science and Technology, 24(4), 59-64. Dorling, D., Newman, M., and Barford, A. (2008). The Real World Atlas. New York, NY: Thames and Hudson Inc. Minerd, J. (2000). How governments can promote wealth [Electronic version]. Futurist, 34(5), 8. Dan Usher. (1997). Education as a deterrent to crime. The Canadian Journal of Economics, 30(2), 367-384. Retrieved from http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=12615859&Fmt=2&clientId=44880& RQT=309&VName=PQD