1. Ch 4.2
Ch. 9 development

2. Introduction
Development – the process of improving the material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology   LDC MDC LDC – Less Developed Country MDC – More Developed Country

4. Social Factors
Economic Factors
Demographic Factors
HDI Score

5. Economic

6. GDP
GDP / total population = per capita GDP Ex. Per capita GDP exceeded 30,000 in MDCs vs. less than 3,000 in LDCs

7. Top 10 GDP in 2012

10. Types of Jobs

15. Quaternary
The quaternary sector of the economy is a way to describe a knowledge-based part of the economy which typically includes services such as information generation and sharing, information technology, consultation, education, research and development, financial planning, and other knowledge-based services.