1. Comparing Levels of Development in Latin America: Day 1
Select 2 countries from the list to Compare to the United States.
In ABC-CLIO’s CLIO View, Compare the following demographic data for the countries you selected:
GDP Per Capita
Literacy (rate)
Average Life Expectancy
Infant Mortality Rate
Doctors (per 1,000 people)
Unemployment Rate
Answer today’s questions and explain how these factors impact a country’s level of development.
Once you have answered today’s questions, you can select other countries to compare and think about which country you would like to select for tomorrow’s activity.

2. Comparing Demographic Data
Country
GDP
per capita
Literacy
Rate
Average Life Expectancy Rate
Infant Mortality Rate
Doctors
(per 1,000 people)
Unemployment Rate
United States
From the countries in the table you have created, which has the highest GDP per capita? Which has the lowest GDP per capita?
From the countries in the table you have created, which as the highest unemployment rate? Which has the lowest unemployment rate?
Understanding Levels of Development:
If you had to live in one of the countries listed in your table, in which country would you best be able to meet your desires for economic goods and services? Why? (Explain what level of development you believe this country is in, and why you believe this country would be able to meet your needs more than the others?)
If you had to live in one of these countries listed in your table, in which country would you least be able to meet your desires for economic goods and services? (Explain what level of development you believe this country is in, and why you believe this country would NOT be able to meet your needs?)

3. Some of the info. is only available by going to the country’s profile…Day 2, go to “Facts & Figures”
Click the “Countries” tab & go to each country’s profile to find info. for:
Mandatory Years of Education
Number of registered vehicles
Internet access % of population
Create a chart on the back of your packet.
Use five countries: U.S, 2 Latin American
countries, and two African countries.