AP Human geography Economic geography and development unit What is development? AP Human geography Economic geography and development unit
For today, 02/11 Pick up a table from the table and try not to get tagged Go to Socrative, room 262479 and wait patiently for me to begin the activity
Word’s most developed countries, 2014 (1.) Norway (6.) Germany (2.) Australia (7.) New Zealand (3.) Switzerland (8.) Canada (4.) Netherlands (9.) Singapore (5.) United States (10.) Denmark Norway is the world’s most DEVELOPED country. Using Socrative, ROOM 262479, explain what you think development is. Think about: what is it about Norway that makes it the most DEVELOPED?
The big picture… DEVELOPMENT IS the process of making peoples’ lives better – through the diffusion of technology and knowledge. DEVELOPMENT IS MEASURED by studying three categories: demographic, social, and economic
Pick any three countries, each one from a different quartile
Country Comparisons Using the CIA World Factbook, investigate the information found in these tabs: “People and Society” and “Economy.” Fill out your table.