Indicators of development
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How accurate is this cartoon? Is the world divided into a simple ‘rich-poor’ division? Your task is to study the following maps and compare the three continents of the LEDCs, putting them into rank order from most to least developed. The Devel opmen t gap The Devel opmen t gap
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A series of maps showing the global pattern of economic and social development
Transcript of Indicators of development
How accurate is this cartoon? Is the world divided into a simple ‘rich-poor’ division? Your
task is to study the following maps and compare the three continents of the LEDCs, putting them into rank order from most to
least developed.
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gap1. Economic measures
GNI (PPP) per capita
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% employed in agriculture
As a country becomes more developed, normally it becomes increasingly industrialised. As even more time passes, the service sector begins to expand. This means that firstly, more and more people are employed in the secondary sector and then they are increasingly employed in the tertiary sector of the economy.
Be careful how you rank the continents based on this map!
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gap2. Social measures
Life expectancy (years)
2. Social measures
Birth rate (births/thousand)
People in more developed countries tend to have fewer children.
2. Social measures
Death rate (deaths/thousand)
2. Social measures
Infant mortality rate
(number of children who die before their 1st birthday/thousand)
2. Social measures
% of population undernourished
2. Social measures
% of country’s budget spent on health care
2. Social measures
% of population literate
So how did you rank the continents? Which one came out consistently towards the
bottom? Which was at the top? Have you a clearer picture of the development gap across
the world?
