Development of Countries

PowerPoint goal: Apply different “measures” to see how ‘developed’ a country is

1. Print the following 2 pages. Directions:

2. Answer the questions as you work through the presentation.

3. Hand in the question sheets w/ your answers.

(Print only slides #2 & #3!)

Study Question 1: Generally, what is true about the size of a county’s GDP if it has many people when you compare it to a country with very few people?

Study Question 2: Generally, how good of an indicator is GDP to tell if a country is developed ?

Study Question 3: Generally, how good of an indicator is GDP per capita to tell if a country is developed ?

NAME ______________________________________________ Period _____________

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Study Question 4: Can the size (area) of a country tell you if it is developed? EXPLAIN why or why not.

Study Question 6: Can a country's population tell you if it is developed or not? EXPLAIN why or why not.

Study Question 7: Can a country's population growth tell you if it is developed or not? EXPLAIN why or why not.

Study Question 8: How can a country's industries tell you about how developed a country is? EXPLAIN

Study Question 5: Can a country's debt tell you if it is developed or not? EXPLAIN why or why not.

$14.6 Trillion GDP

Which of the following is a more developed country?

$4.16 Billion GDP

country A country B

You can’t tell!!!

Which of these is a more developed country?

$125,803 GDP per capita

country A country B

$46,442 GDP per capita

“Measure” #1

USA Lichtenstein!!This is a VERY

developed & wealthy country!!

$14.6 Trillion GDP $4.16 Billion GDP

country A country B

$125,803 GDP per capita

country A country B

$46,442 GDP per capita

“Measure” #1

What is the difference between the data on the TOP and the data on the BOTTOM?

GDP: The total of goods and services a country produces in a year

GDP per capita: The total of goods and services a country produces in a year divided by the population (an average)

$14.6 Trillion GDP $4.16 Billion GDP

country A country B

$125,803 GDP per capita

country A country B

$46,442 GDP per capita

“Measure” #1

Study Question 1: Generally, what is true about the size of a county’s GDP if it has many people when you compare it to a country with very few people?

GDP: The total of goods and services a country produces in a year

GDP per capita: The total of goods and services a country produces in a year divided by the population (an average)

“Measure” #1

Study Question 1: Generally, what is true about the size of a county’s GDP if it has many people when you compare it to a country with very few people?

$14.6 Trillion GDP $4.16 Billion GDP

country A country B

$125,803 GDP per capita

country A country B

$46,442 GDP per capita

GDP: The total of goods and services a country produces in a year

GDP per capita: The total of goods and services a country produces in a year divided by the population (an average)

“Measure” #1

Study Question 1: Generally, what is true about the size of a county’s GDP if it has many people when you compare it to a country with very few people?

Study Question 2: Generally, how good of an indicator is GDP to tell if a country is developed ?

Study Question 3: Generally, how good of an indicator is GDP per capita to tell if a country is developed ?

3,794,101 sq miles

Which of the following is a more developed country?

62 sq. miles

country A country B

You can’t tell!!!

“Measure” #2

USA Lichtenstein

“Measure” #2

Study Question 4: Can the size (area) of a country tell you if it is developed? EXPLAIN why or why not.

National debt of : $ 12,856,329,864,990

Which of the following is a more developed country?

National debt of : $ 238,864,990

country A country B

“Measure” #3

USA Mexico

Do developed countries always have more debt?

National debt:

$ 0

Lichtenstein:

What can debt tell you about a country’s development?

“Measure” #3

Study Question 5: Can a country's debt tell you if it is developed or not? EXPLAIN why or why not.

300,000,000 people

Which of the following is a more developed country?

34,000 people

country A country B

You can’t tell!!!

“Measure” #4

USA LichtensteinDoes this mean that developed countries

always have more people?

1, 300,000,000 peopleChina:Though not fully “developed” China has become the third largest economy in the world (soon to replace Japan right below US!!)

“Measure” #4

Study Question 6: Can a country's population tell you if it is developed or not? EXPLAIN why or why not.

Which of the following are more developed countries?

country A country C

“Measure” #5

Mexico Germany

What does the general trend seem to be?

Japan:

+ 1 % growth in population

country B country D

- .05 % growth in population

- 2 % growth in population

+2 % growth in population

Pakistan(NOT developed) (developed) (developed)(NOT developed)

How can you figure out if the population of a country is growing?

“Measure” #5

Study Question 7: Can a country's population growth tell you if it is developed or not? EXPLAIN why or why not.

Which of the following are more developed countries?

country A country C

“Measure” #6

What does the general trend seem to be?

Exports:plastic molded products, farm

equipment

country B country D

Exports:prescription drugs,

engineering services, computer software

Exports:metals, cocoa, lumber

Exports:oil

(developing) (MOST developed)(NOT developed) (probably not developed)

What would be the correct order for the “stages of economic development”?

agriculture manufacturing services?

Answers:

“Measure” #6

Study Question 8: How can a country's industries tell you about how developed a country is? EXPLAIN