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Developed and Developed and Developing Developing CountriesCountries
VA SOL objective – WG.8: The student will VA SOL objective – WG.8: The student will distinguish between developed and distinguish between developed and
developing countries and relate the level of developing countries and relate the level of economic development to the standard of economic development to the standard of
living and quality of lifeliving and quality of life
Essential Understanding Essential Understanding #1#1
Levels of economic Levels of economic development vary from development vary from country to country and from country to country and from place to place within countriesplace to place within countries
Essential Understanding Essential Understanding #2#2
Resources and technology Resources and technology influenceinfluence
economic development and economic development and quality ofquality of
lifelife
Differences between Differences between developed and developing developed and developing
countriescountries
1) 1) Access to Access to natural natural resourcesresources
2) Access to 2) Access to capital capital resourcesresources
3) Numbers and skills of 3) Numbers and skills of human resourceshuman resources
4) Levels of economic 4) Levels of economic developmentdevelopment
5) Standards of living and 5) Standards of living and quality of lifequality of life
6) Relationships between 6) Relationships between economic development and economic development and quality of lifequality of life
Indicators of economic Indicators of economic developmentdevelopment
1) Urban/rural ratio1) Urban/rural ratio
2) Labor force 2) Labor force characteristics:characteristics:
- - Primary sectorPrimary sector
- - Secondary sectorSecondary sector
- - Tertiary sectorTertiary sector
3) GDP per capita3) GDP per capitaGDPGDP = Gross Domestic Product = Gross Domestic Product
The total The total market valuemarket value of all of all final goodsfinal goods and and servicesservices produced in a produced in a countrycountry in a in a given year, given year,
Per capitaPer capita = per person = per person
4) Educational 4) Educational achievementachievement
Indicators of standards of Indicators of standards of living and quality of lifeliving and quality of life
1) Population growth rate 1) Population growth rate (natural increase)(natural increase)
Highest: United Arab EmiratesHighest: United Arab Emirates Lowest: Cook Islands Lowest: Cook Islands
2) Population age distribution2) Population age distribution
3) Literacy rate3) Literacy rate
4) Life expectancy4) Life expectancy Highest: Macau (84.36 years)Highest: Macau (84.36 years) Lowest: Swaziland (31.88 years)Lowest: Swaziland (31.88 years) United States: 78.11 yearsUnited States: 78.11 years
5) Infant mortality5) Infant mortalityHighest: Angola (180.21/1000)Highest: Angola (180.21/1000)Lowest: Singapore (2.31/1000)Lowest: Singapore (2.31/1000)United States: 6.26United States: 6.26
6) Percentage of urban population6) Percentage of urban population
Top 10 Urban Agglomerations in 2000:Top 10 Urban Agglomerations in 2000:1.1. Tokyo, JapanTokyo, Japan2.2. Mexico City, MexicoMexico City, Mexico3.3. New York-Newark, USANew York-Newark, USA4.4. Sao Paolo, BrazilSao Paolo, Brazil5.5. Bombay, IndiaBombay, India6.6. Shanghai, ChinaShanghai, China7.7. Calcutta, IndiaCalcutta, India8.8. Delhi, IndiaDelhi, India9.9. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBuenos Aires, Argentina10.10. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USALos Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA