It seems as though many of the barren areas on the global map showing GDP are sparsely populated. For instance in Canada about 90% of the population lives within 100 miles of the US border, which explains why much of Canada was yellow on the map. Also, the large barren swath of land in the western US appears to be in Wyoming the least populated state. In South America, the Amazon was another large area of low GDP. Siberia also stood out on the map. My question is: Does geography/location go hand in hand with population density, which in turn goes hand in hand with economic prosperity? As it seems many of the heavily populated areas on the planet are costal or on waterways because they attract commerce which was evident in the video.