1. Developing Countries vs Developed Countries

2. What Do You Think?
What do you think it means to be a developing country?
What do think it means to be a developed country?

3. Learning Target
I can differentiate between a developed and developing country.

4. Little industry, low standard of living, and low income
Developing Country
Developing Country:
Usually refers to countries with low levels of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Developing countries do not have a level of industry that will support their populations and have a low standard of living. They almost always have low incomes yet high populations
Little industry, low standard of living, and low income
-BUT-
High population

5. Determining Development
To determine a country’s development, these statistics are usually considered by the United Nations
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
Life Expectancy
Literacy Rate
Education
Healthcare System
United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. (Wikipedia)

6. GDP
GDP
Is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time
Consumption + investment + government spending + (exports-imports)
Per Capita
Per capita is a Latin phrase meaning for each head.
It is usually used in the field of statistics to indicate the average per person for any given concern, e.g. income, crime rate. (Wikipedia)

7. (Infant mortality rate)
Life Expectancy
Is the average age a person usually lives.
(Infant mortality rate)

8. Literacy Rate
The ability to read, write, listen, and speak a language at a level adequate for communication.

9. Education
The availability of education for everyone and access to higher education

10. Healthcare System
The Prevention, treatment, and management of illnesses

11. Other Key Terms

12. Subsistence Farming
An area that produces only enough food to feed the family and or the people working it. It is a very hard way of living.

13. Commercial Farming
An area that produces enough food to help feed the masses. Farming for profit.

14. Rural
Sometimes referred to as “the country” which are less populated areas that are found outside of a city and keep away from the influence of large cities. Also called the wilderness, outback, farms, isolated areas etc.

15. Urban
Living in a larger populated area with industry

16. What pattern do you see?

17. Did you reach your target?
Can you differentiate between a developed and developing country?

18. Bibliography
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