Download Development of Countries

Development of Countries
PowerPoint goal:
Apply different “measures” to see
how ‘developed’ a country is
Directions:
1. Print the following 2 pages. (Print only slides #2 & #3!)
2. Answer the questions as you work through the
presentation.
3. Hand in the question sheets w/ your answers.
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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 ?
Study Question 4: Can the size (area) of a country tell you if it is developed? EXPLAIN why or why not.
Study Question 5: Can a country's debt tell you if it is developed or not? 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
“Measure” #1
Which of the following is a more
developed country?
country A
country B
$14.6 Trillion GDP
$4.16 Billion GDP
You can’t tell!!!
Which of these is a more developed country?
country A
$46,442 GDP per capita
USA
country B
$125,803 GDP per capita
Lichtenstein!!
This is a VERY
developed & wealthy country!!
“Measure” #1
What is the difference between the data on
the TOP and the data on the BOTTOM?
country A
$14.6 Trillion GDP
country B
$4.16 Billion GDP
GDP: The total of goods and services a
country produces in a year
country A
$46,442 GDP per capita
country B
$125,803 GDP per capita
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?
country A
$14.6 Trillion GDP
country B
$4.16 Billion GDP
GDP: The total of goods and services a
country produces in a year
country A
$46,442 GDP per capita
country B
$125,803 GDP per capita
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?
country A
$14.6 Trillion GDP
country B
$4.16 Billion GDP
GDP: The total of goods and services a
country produces in a year
country A
$46,442 GDP per capita
country B
$125,803 GDP per capita
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 ?
“Measure” #2
Which of the following is a more
developed country?
country A
country B
3,794,101 sq miles
62 sq. miles
You can’t tell!!!
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.
“Measure” #3
Which of the following is a more
developed country?
country A
National debt of :
$ 12,856,329,864,990
USA
country B
National debt of :
$ 238,864,990
Mexico
What can debt tell you about a country’s development?
Do developed countries always have more debt?
Lichtenstein:
National debt:
$0
“Measure” #3
Study Question 5: Can a country's debt tell you if it is
developed or not? EXPLAIN why or why not.
“Measure” #4
Which of the following is a more
developed country?
country A
country B
300,000,000 people
34,000 people
You can’t tell!!!
USA
Lichtenstein
Does this mean that developed countries
always have more people?
China:
1, 300,000,000 people
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.
“Measure” #5
Which of the following are more
developed countries?
country A
+2 % growth
in population
country B
+ 1 % growth
in population
Pakistan Mexico
(NOT developed)
(NOT developed)
country C
country D
- .05 % growth
- 2 % growth
in population
in population
Germany
Japan:
(developed)
(developed)
What does the general trend seem to be?
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.
“Measure” #6
Which of the following are more
developed countries?
country B
country A
Exports:
metals,
cocoa,
lumber
Exports:
plastic molded
products, farm
equipment
(NOT developed)
(developing)
country C
country D
Exports:
prescription drugs,
engineering services,
computer software
Exports:
oil
(MOST developed)
What does the general trend seem to be?
What would be the correct order for the
“stages of economic development”?
agriculture
?
manufacturing
services
(probably not
developed)
“Measure” #6
Study Question 8: How can a country's industries tell you
about how developed a country is? EXPLAIN