THE WORLD POPULATION IS INCREASING VERY RAPIDLY, WITH YOUNG PEOPLE (UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE) CONSTITUTING ONE-HALF OR MORE OF THE TOTAL. IN THE UNITED STATES, THE POPULATION HAS INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 200 MILLION, AND WITH THIS INCREASE, THERE HAS BEEN A SHIFT FROM A RURAL TO AN URBAN MAJORITY. EXTENSIVE COMPARISONS OF RURAL AND URBAN YOUTH ARE GRAPHICALLY AND VERBALLY PRESENTED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN THIS BOOKLET--(1) THE WORLD WE LIVE IN, (2) PREPARING FOR LIFE, (3) MAKING A LIVING, (4) HEALTH AND WELFARE, (5) THE QUALITY OF RURAL LIFE, AND (6) THE WORLD OF TOMORROW. A SELECTED NUMBER OF THE CHARTS ARE AVAILABLE AS COLOR SLIDES FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY DIVISION, OFFICE OF INFORMATION, USDA, WASHINGTON, D. C. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AS AGRICULTURAL HANDBOOK NO. 347 FROM SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C. 20402 FOR 75 CENTS. (ES)