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Fishing

Farming

Steel Mills

Automobile Assembly

Mining

Tourism

Forestry

Retail Trade

Sawmills

Could you tell how developed a country is by looking at the following information?

The POPULATION of the countryThere are developed countries with

large populations and developed countries with small populations.

Could you tell how developed a country is by looking at the following information?

The URBAN – RURAL RATIO of the countryDeveloped countries

have a higher percentage of people living in cities.

Could you tell how developed a country is by looking at the following information?

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT Developed countries

have a higher GDP.

Could you tell how developed a country is by looking at the following information?

LAND AREA

There are developed countries with both large and small land areas.

Could you tell how developed a country is by looking at the following information?

EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

Developed countries have higher levels of literacy.

Could you tell how developed a country is by looking at the following information?

LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS(Primary, Secondary, Tertiary)

Developed countries have higher levels of tertiary activity.

Could you tell how developed a country is by looking at the following information?

LATITUDE

There are developed countries at many different latitudes.

MATCH THE INDICATOR TO THE APPROPRIATE DESCRIPTION.

POPULATION GROWTH RATE

a. How many people can read/write

b. How long people livec. How many babies die

at birthd. How many people

live in citiese. Ages of the people in

the countryf. How fast the

population is growing

MATCH THE INDICATOR TO THE APPROPRIATE DESCRIPTION.

POPULATION AGE DISTRIBUTION

a. How many people can read/write

b. How long people livec. How many babies die

at birthd. How many people

live in citiese. Ages of the people in

the countryf. How fast the

population is growing

e. Ages of the people in the country

MATCH THE INDICATOR TO THE APPROPRIATE DESCRIPTION.

LITERACY RATE

a. How many people can read/write

b. How long people livec. How many babies die

at birthd. How many people

live in citiese. Ages of the people in

the countryf. How fast the

population is growing

a. How many people can read/write

MATCH THE INDICATOR TO THE APPROPRIATE DESCRIPTION.

LIFE EXPECTANCY

a. How many people can read/write

b. How long people livec. How many babies die

at birthd. How many people

live in citiese. Ages of the people in

the countryf. How fast the

population is growing

b. How long people live

MATCH THE INDICATOR TO THE APPROPRIATE DESCRIPTION.

INFANT MORTALITY RATE

a. How many people can read/write

b. How long people livec. How many babies die

at birthd. How many people

live in citiese. Ages of the people in

the countryf. How fast the

population is growing

c. How many babies die at birth

MATCH THE INDICATOR TO THE APPROPRIATE DESCRIPTION.

PERCENTAGE OF URBAN POPULATION

a. How many people can read/write

b. How long people livec. How many babies die

at birthd. How many people

live in citiese. Ages of the people in

the countryf. How fast the

population is growing

d. How many people live in cities

RECREATION

TOURISM

MINERAL RESOURCES

Black Forest - Germany

Venice, Italy

Rhine, Danube & Seine

Rivers

INDUSTRY

MANUFACTURING

RIVERS

CANALS

NORTH

SEA

Switzerla

nd

Northern

European

Plain

CHERNOZE

M

A tunnel across

the English

Channel between

England and

France.

WESTERN – no history of communism,

therefore stronger economies.

EASTERN – history of communism where

the government controlled the economy,

therefore weaker economies

They are small so they

don’t have a lot of

resources on their own.

Sweden

Denmark

The Netherlands

They provide more land to grow

crops on.

Agribusiness

replacing family

farms..

Access to larger

markets..

It is difficult for countries to agree on common economic policies.

It is gives Europe more influence on the world market.

It has forced some industries to close.

It has caused some industries to be more efficient.

It has given European countries access to more resources.