SOL 8 Developed vs Developing Countries What are

SOL 8 Developed vs. Developing Countries

What are the differences between developing and developed nations? ? ?

1. Access to capital resources (investments) • Technology (internet, etc. ) • Infrastructure – communication systems, road systems, health services, energy production, waste disposal, airports, utilities, food distribution, water treatment

2. Human resources (labor or workers) • Well educated and highly skilled workers vs. poorly trained, low skilled workers

3. Levels of economic development • Gross domestic product (GDP) – income of a country for a year • Per capita income – average income person for a year

4. Population distribution • Where people live at – in urban or rural areas

5. Labor force characteristics • Primary sector – gathering natural resources • Secondary sector – manufacturing or assembly • Tertiary sector – service industry

6. Educational achievement • How much formal education do people have

7. Availability of natural resources • Availability of natural resources (such as water, oil, and natural gas)

• Levels of economic development vary from country to country and from place to place within countries. • Many criteria are used to assess the standard of living and quality of life.

Indicators of standards of living and quality of life

1. Population growth rate (natural increase) • Developed countries – Population increase is moderate to low • Developing countries – Population increase is usually very high

2. population age distribution (population pyramid) • Developed countries – Population evenly distributed between age groups or an older population with fewer young people • Developing countries – Population usually consists of large numbers of young people (often 14 or younger) – Many people do not live to be very old and the birthrate is high

3. Literacy rate (% of population that can read and write) • Developed countries – 90% or more • Developing countries – 50% or less

4. Life expectancy ( avg number of years a person is expected to live) • Developed – Between 75 – 80 yrs • Developing – Between 50 – 60 yrs (could be younger)

5. Infant mortality (avg number of babies that die during their first year, per 1000 births) • Developed – Excellent health care, few babies die • Developing – Poor health care, many babies die

6. Percentage of urban (city) population • Developed – High % live in urban areas • Developing – High % live in rural areas

7. Type of agriculture • Developed – Commercial agriculture – Raising cash crops (to be sold) • Developing – Subsistence agriculture – Raising enough food to survive

8. Percentage of population involved in agriculture • Developed – Low • Developing – high

According to the chart above, which country has the least number of people working in the area of agriculture? Country A Country B Country C Country D

Literacy Rates (%) 52 33 Country 38 57 38 72 Pakistan Nigeria Liberia Iran 36 51 Guinea Egypt Literacy Rates c. 1990’s Togo Senegal • Which nations would seem to have the highest standards of living? • Egypt, Iran, Togo • Egypt, Iran, Nigeria • Iran, Nigeria, Togo • Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan

Country Life Literacy Expect. Rate ancy * % of Workers in Agriculture ** % Urban Pop. Per Capita GDP *** • Malaysia 71 93% 21% 53% $11, 000 • Philippines 66 95% 43% 54% $3, 200 • Singapore 78 91% 1% or less 100% $24, 600 • South Korea 74 98% 21% 61% $13, 700 *age 15 and over **includes fishing and forestry ***U. S. dollars (purchasing power parity— 1997 est. ) Which country would be considered developed?