A. Developed: 1. Higher income 2. Industrial economies 3. Slow population growth 4. Stronger social support systems 5. Ex: US, Canada, Japan, Australia & countries of western Europe B. Developing: 1.Lower income 2. Simple agricultural economies 3. Rapid population growth 4. Weak, nonexistent social support systems 4. Ex: China, India, African countries, Haiti Use 88% of world’s resources Create 75% of world’s pollution Use fewer resources & have smaller ecological footprint 4:02
Developed Countries Developing Countries us Mexico Indonesia Japan Color the developed countries first! Everything that is left will be developing. 4:02 page 49 in comp. book
Quality of Life Indicators Least-developed CountriesMost-developed Countries Annual Gross domestic product per person $39 (U.S.)$30, 589 (U.S.) Percent living on less than $2/day (U.S.) 78.1%~0% Life expectancy43.6 years76.5 years Average births / woman Infant mortality (per 1000 births) 975 Sanitation23%100% Clean water61%100% Metric tons of CO 2 / year/ person 0.2 tons13 tons Pick one developed country (U.S. or Japan) and one developing country (Mexico or Indonesia). Copy 4 of the 6 measurements from the table into your notebook. 4:02