BEGINNING:

DEVELOPED

OR

NOT?

Developed nations – also called:

• First world• Advanced• Industrialized• Modernized

In the past, this is generally how Americans & Europeans thought the rest of the world should be.

• “HAVES”• Westernized

To G8 slide:

1. GDP per capita

Measures of Economic Development

GDP

Which country in the world has the largest GDP (Gross Domestic Product)?

– Gross Domestic Product(total) (goods & services made)(in that country)

Incidentally…..

ChinaGermany

Japan

GNP per capita (US $)

per capita – (per person)

DO NOT USE GDP alone!

Which country is economically #1?

?How are we # 1 on one list but not the other?

1. GDP

Measures of Economic Development

2. Population Growth (NOT just population!)

, GDP per capita

1. GNP per capita

Measures of Economic Development

2. Population Growth3. Occupational Structure of the Labor Force

What do people do to make a living??!!!

Underdeveloped

(Early stage)

economic stages of development: a Simplistic look

Emerging

(Middle stages)

Developed

(Later stages)

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1. GNP per capita

Measures of Economic Development

2. Population Growth3. Occupational Structure of the Labor Force

4. Urbanization

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Rural, means _________________________

Urban, means _________________________

As a country emerges what shifts occur in where people live?

> Do cities (urban areas) grow or shrink?

push/pull factors….

1. GNP per capita

Measures of Economic Development

2. Population Growth3. Occupational Structure of the Labor Force

4. Urbanization

5. Consumption per capita

Rest of World - 95%

USA - 5%

Rest of the

World 65%

USA, - 35%

US as Consumers in World

US as a Part of World Population

1. GNP per capita

Measures of Economic Development

2. Population Growth3. Occupational Structure of the Labor Force

4. Urbanization

5. Consumption per capita6. Infrastructure (explain in your notes!)

What about water?...

1. GNP per capita

Measures of Economic Development

2. Population Growth3. Occupational Structure of the Labor Force

4. Urbanization

5. Consumption per capita

7. HDI

6. Infrastructure (explain in your notes!)

What about water?...

– Human Development Index

Human Development Index

• Calculated by United Nations

• Not just $

• Instead: • Health• Education• Personal Income

• not business income (GDP per capita)

1. GNP per capita

Measures of Economic Development

2. Population Growth3. Occupational Structure of the Labor Force

4. Urbanization

5. Consumption per capita

7. HDI

> Literacy rate, better to have……

> Infant mortality, better to have……

> Caloric intake, better to have……

6. Infrastructure (explain in your notes!)

What about access to potable water?...

8. Social Conditions

– Human Development Index

Developed “North”

Developing “South”Underdeveloped & Emerging

Video:200 Countries,

200 Years, 4 minutes

The most “powerful” nations of the world – They “rule” economically

The current G8 leaders are:•     Canada •       France  •       Germany•      Italy  •       Japan   •       Russia•       United Kingdom          • United States 

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GDP per capita (1995)

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6. What about water?...

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______________countries around the world

America - _________________: including ______________________________________

1. What are the three variables in this graph?

2. What percent of the population is under 20?

3. What percent of the population is over 45?

4. Write a ratio for kids to adults:?

5. Estimate and write a ratio for kids to adults in the USA

6. Fill in the blank in the title.

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(Early stage)

economic stages of development: a Simplistic look

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(Middle stages)

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(Later stages)

What are most people doing daily to survive?

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

LOW

HIGH

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Rural, means _________________________

Urban, means _________________________