Development of Countries PowerPoint goal: Apply different “measures” to see how ‘developed’ a country is 1. Print the following 2 pages. Directions: 2. Answer the questions as you work through the presentation. 3. Hand in the question sheets w/ your answers. (Print only slides #2 & #3!)

Study Question 1: Generally, what is true about the size of a county’s GDP if it has many people when you compare it to a country with very few people? Study Question 2: Generally, how good of an indicator is GDP to tell if a country is developed ? Study Question 3: Generally, how good of an indicator is GDP per capita to tell if a country is developed ? NAME ______________________________________________ Period _____________ COMPLETED ON (day/date)___________________________________ Study Question 4: Can the size (area) of a country tell you if it is developed? EXPLAIN why or why not.

Study Question 6: Can a country's population tell you if it is developed or not? EXPLAIN why or why not. Study Question 7: Can a country's population growth tell you if it is developed or not? EXPLAIN why or why not. Study Question 8: How can a country's industries tell you about how developed a country is? EXPLAIN Study Question 5: Can a country's debt tell you if it is developed or not? EXPLAIN why or why not.

$14.6 Trillion GDP Which of the following is a more developed country? $4.16 Billion GDP country Acountry B You can’t tell!!! Which of these is a more developed country? $125,803 GDP per capita country A country B $46,442 GDP per capita “Measure” #1 USA Lichtenstein!! This is a VERY developed & wealthy country!!

$14.6 Trillion GDP$4.16 Billion GDP country Acountry B $125,803 GDP per capita country A country B $46,442 GDP per capita “Measure” #1 What is the difference between the data on the TOP and the data on the BOTTOM? GDP: The total of goods and services a country produces in a year GDP per capita: The total of goods and services a country produces in a year divided by the population (an average)

$14.6 Trillion GDP$4.16 Billion GDP country Acountry B $125,803 GDP per capita country Acountry B $46,442 GDP per capita “Measure” #1 Study Question 1: Generally, what is true about the size of a county’s GDP if it has many people when you compare it to a country with very few people? GDP: The total of goods and services a country produces in a year GDP per capita: The total of goods and services a country produces in a year divided by the population (an average)

“Measure” #1 Study Question 1: Generally, what is true about the size of a county’s GDP if it has many people when you compare it to a country with very few people? $14.6 Trillion GDP$4.16 Billion GDP country Acountry B $125,803 GDP per capita country Acountry B $46,442 GDP per capita GDP: The total of goods and services a country produces in a year GDP per capita: The total of goods and services a country produces in a year divided by the population (an average)

“Measure” #1 Study Question 1: Generally, what is true about the size of a county’s GDP if it has many people when you compare it to a country with very few people? Study Question 2: Generally, how good of an indicator is GDP to tell if a country is developed ? Study Question 3: Generally, how good of an indicator is GDP per capita to tell if a country is developed ?

3,794,101 sq miles Which of the following is a more developed country? 62 sq. miles country Acountry B You can’t tell!!! “Measure” #2 USALichtenstein

“Measure” #2 Study Question 4: Can the size (area) of a country tell you if it is developed? EXPLAIN why or why not.

National debt of : $ 12,856,329,864,990 Which of the following is a more developed country? National debt of : $ 238,864,990 country Acountry B “Measure” #3 USAMexico Do developed countries always have more debt? National debt: $ 0 Lichtenstein: What can debt tell you about a country’s development?

“Measure” #3 Study Question 5: Can a country's debt tell you if it is developed or not? EXPLAIN why or why not.

300,000,000 people Which of the following is a more developed country? 34,000 people country Acountry B You can’t tell!!! “Measure” #4 USALichtenstein Does this mean that developed countries always have more people? 1, 300,000,000 people China: Though not fully “developed” China has become the third largest economy in the world (soon to replace Japan right below US!!)

“Measure” #4 Study Question 6: Can a country's population tell you if it is developed or not? EXPLAIN why or why not.

Which of the following are more developed countries? country Acountry C “Measure” #5 MexicoGermany What does the general trend seem to be? Japan: + 1 % growth in population country B country D -.05 % growth in population - 2 % growth in population +2 % growth in population Pakistan (NOT developed)(developed) (NOT developed) How can you figure out if the population of a country is growing?

“Measure” #5 Study Question 7: Can a country's population growth tell you if it is developed or not? EXPLAIN why or why not.

Which of the following are more developed countries? country Acountry C “Measure” #6 What does the general trend seem to be? Exports: plastic molded products, farm equipment country B country D Exports: prescription drugs, engineering services, computer software Exports: metals, cocoa, lumber Exports: oil (developing)(MOST developed)(NOT developed)(probably not developed) What would be the correct order for the “stages of economic development”? agriculturemanufacturing services ?

“Measure” #6 Study Question 8: How can a country's industries tell you about how developed a country is? EXPLAIN