DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS

POVERTY Poverty is general scarcity of wealth, or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution refers to the deprivation of basic human needs, which commonly includes food, water, sanitation, clothing, shelter, health care and education. Relative poverty is defined contextually as economic inequality in the location or society in which people live. [ [

WHAT INDICATORS ARE USED TO DETERMINE A DEVELOPED COUNTRY

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

Developed (blue) vs. Developing (red) What do you notice?

DEVELOPED VS. DEVELOPING

GDP Per Capita GDP = Gross Domestic Product The total market value of all final goods and services produced in a country in a given year, market value final goods services country Per capita = per person

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Countries with many industries Well developed economy Uses machine rather than man-power to accomplish most tasks Stable government

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Countries with few industries. Often lacks modern technology Poor economy Uses man-power rather than machines to accomplish many tasks Un-stable government om/watch?v=MauZwx PEF88

INFANT MORTALITY RATES Number of infant deaths under age 1 per 1,000 Top 10 countries are: Afghanistan, Mali, Somalia, Central African Republic, Guinnea Bassau, Chad, Niger, Angola, Burkina Faso, Malawi WHY??? United States is 174 out of 224 Lowest death rate: Monaco

INFANT BIRTH RATES = TOTAL NUMBER OF BIRTHS PER 1,000 Highest birth rates

INFANT DEATH RATES Per 1,000 Deaths

Life Expectancy Highest: Macau years Lowest: Swaziland years United States: years Infant Mortality Highest: Angola (80.21/1000) Lowest: Singapore (2.31/1000) United States: 6.26

3) Literacy rate

ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATIONS OF COUNTRIES/REGIONS The World Bank’s main criterion for classifying economies is gross national income (GNI) per capita Every economy is classified as low, middle, and high income Where does the U.S. fall on the list? Where does Idaho fall on the list for the U.S.?

UNITED STATES – GDP IN BILLIONS OF US $

IDAHO 40 OUT OF 50 STATES IN GNI: (GROSS NATIONAL INCOME)

DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING NATION EXAMPLES

Developed Developing Good educational system; school required Schooling not available to all citizens of country. EDUCATION

Developed Developing Widely available health care. Poor health care; not enough doctors. Healthcare

Developed Developing Many manufacturing and service industries. Farmers use technology. Live by subsistence farming in rural areas. Few businesses. Technology

Developed Developing People have access to telephone and are part of global network. Modern communications are not found outside of city.

Developed Developing Participate in international trade Few items to trade Economy

Developed Developing People mostly live in cities. People live mostly in rural areas. Housing and HDI

DON’T JUDGE A COUNTRY BY ITS COVER a-country-by-its-gdp/

YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS….. In your groups, find the top 10 developed countries, tops 10 undeveloped countries, and another type of top 10 list Be prepared to share at the end of the period