BEGINNING:

DEVELOPED

OR

NOT?

…but what kind of developed do you mean?

Developed nations – also called:

• First world• Advanced

• Industrialized

• Modernized

In the past, this is generally how whites thought the rest of the world should be.

• “HAVES”• Westernized

What support is there for this “edgy” statement?

To G8 slide:

1. GDP per capita

Measures of Economic Development

GDP

Which country in the world has the largest GDP (Gross Domestic Product)?

– Gross Domestic Product(total) (goods & services made)(in that country)

How much is that?12 Trillion per year

Incidentally…..

ChinaGermany

Japan

GNP per capita (US $)

per capita – (per person)

DO NOT USE GDP alone!

Which country is economically #1?

?How are we # 1 here,

but not there?

1. GDP per capita

Measures of Economic Development

2. Population Growth (NOT just population!)

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

LOW

HIGH

Americans - Whites

Developed countries around the world

America - OVERALL: including African Americans & other Immigrants

Positive growth

Negative growth

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1. What are the three variables in this graph?

2. What percent of the population is under 20?

3. What percent of the population is over 45?

4. Write a ratio for kids to adults:?

5. Estimate and write a ratio for kids to adults in the USA

6. Fill in the blank in the title.

Gender !

22%!

•% in Age group•Age group •Gender !

10-12%!

2 : 1 (kids) : (adults)

1 : 4 (kids) : (adults)

Population Growth Activity Sheet

1. GNP per capita

Measures of Economic Development

2. Population Growth3. Occupational Structure of the Labor Force

Undeveloped

(Early stage)

economic stages of development: a Simplistic look

Developing

(Middle stages)

Developed

(Later stages)

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1. GNP per capita

Measures of Economic Development

2. Population Growth3. Occupational Structure of the Labor Force

4. Urbanization

Are there changes in where people live as a nation “develops”?> Do people move?

> Do cities (urban areas) grow or shrink?

> What happens to rural areas?

Typically, urban and suburban areas grow…

rural areas decline.

1. GNP per capita

Measures of Economic Development

2. Population Growth3. Occupational Structure of the Labor Force

4. Urbanization

5. Consumption per capita

US as a Part of World Population

1. GNP per capita

Measures of Economic Development

2. Population Growth3. Occupational Structure of the Labor Force

4. Urbanization

5. Consumption per capita

7. Social Conditions > Literacy rate, better to have……

> Life expectancy, better to have……

> Infant mortality, better to have……

> Caloric intake, better to have……

6. Infrastructure (explain in your notes!)

What about water?...

The most “powerful” nations of the world – They “rule” economically

The current G8 leaders are:•     Canada •      France  •      Germany•      Italy  •      Japan   •      Russia•      United Kingdom          • United States 

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GDP per capita (1995)

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