Cartograms (graphs) & Developed vs. Developing Countries

This is a Cartogram The countries on this map are resized according to their annual bottled water consumption.

Developed countries many industries developed economy machines more than man-power stable government

Developing countries few industries – lacks technology poor economy man-power more than machines unstable government http://www.theplaceswelive.com/

DEVELOPED VS. DEVELOPING

DEVELOPED VS. DEVELOPING

What Indicators are used to determine a developed country

To understand cartograms, start with a basic map… Land Area Map – This is a “regular” map. You will need this map as a reference for the rest of the maps. The colors on the countries will stay the same. As the maps (aka cartograms) change, use your atlas and this map to figure out which country is which.

POPULATION CARTOGRAM Cartogram: a map that shows the size of the territory based on the information that it is trying to show. POPULATION CARTOGRAM

Is this a Good or Bad thing for the country to have? Circle one. Your Assignment In your groups look at the cartograms and determine which countries are developed and which are developing. Cartogram Topic Define or Explain Is this a Good or Bad thing for the country to have? Circle one. Would this likely be found in a Developed or Developing country? Circle one. List at least 4 countries or regions that are shown as being LARGE on the cartogram List at least 4 countries or regions that are shown as being SMALL on the cartogram

The next slide is for AFTER students have completed the worksheet

Developed vs. Developing Developed Nations Developing Nations