1. Ignorance Project

2. The Places We Live

3. Statistics

4. There are 3 different types of indicators that can help you decide the development of a country: Economic, Social, and Demographic indicators.

5. Economic: GDP, Technology, Communication, Imports and Exports, Economic Systems, worker productivity, Raw materials (natural resources etc.), Industrial Capabilities, Modes of Farming, and Urban vs. Rural Centers
Social: Education, Health Care, Literacy Rate, Welfare Government Types
Demographic: Life Expectancy, Infant Mortality Rate, Crude birth rate, Population

6. Terms to know when dealing with Nations’ development:
The 4 Economic Systems
The 10 Government types
GDP: total output value of goods and services produced in a country in one year
GNP: includes income people earn abroad
Embargo: one country’s refusal to trade with another country
Export: goods sent to other countries
Import: goods accepted from other countries
Industry: manufacturing goods in a factory
Infant Mortality Rate: number of infant deaths per 1,000 births
Life Expectancy: average # of years an infant is expected to live
Literacy Rate: percentage of a country’s people who can read and write (15 yrs and older)
Per-Capita: per person
Subsistence Farming: producing food for consumption by family
Commercial farming: producing food for sale off the farm

7. Developed: nations with established agriculture and industry, advanced technology, and strong educational system.
 $10,000 + GDP per capita
Region examples: Western Europe
Characteristics
* Mixed/Market Economy * Natural Resources
* Democratic Government * High Literacy Rate
* Good Education * Major Urban Areas
* Good Health Care * Imports and Exports
* Manufacturing /Industry * Telephone and Technology
* High Life Expectancy * Commercial farming

8. Developing: limited resources that faces obstacles in achieving modern industrial economies
E $4,500 - GDP per capita
Region examples: Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia, Latin America, and Middle East
***(3/4 of the world)
Characteristics:
* Command + Free Enterprise * Natural Resources (few)
* Subsistence Farming * Low Literacy Rate
* Few Manufacturing /Industry * Migration from rural to cities
* Poor Education * Mainly Import
* Poor Health Services * Little Technology
* Poverty & Unemployment * Low Life Expectancy

9. Essential Questions:
Why are natural resources and energy important to development?
Why is GDP a good economic indicator?
What are some geographical patterns when looking at development?
Why is a government so influential in development?