DETERMINING VARYING LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT

LG4: Interpret indicators, including population pyramids, to determine level of development and standard of living.

LEARNING GOAL 4

Question of the day: Where has the quality of life improved the most

since 1990? Geographic Terms:

development, urbanization rate, life expectancy, GDP per capita, division of labor, infant mortality rate, less developed, more developed, Human Development Index, birth rate, death rate, population density, newly industrializing, standard of living, demographic indicators

I. ECONOMIC INDICATORS

A. GDP per capita—the total value of goods & services produced within a country divided by # of people in population

B. Gross National Product (GNP)—total value of goods & services produced BY a country

II. DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS AFFECT THE SIZE OF A COUNTRY’S POPULATION.

A. Birth rateB. Death rateC. Infant mortality rateD. Life expectancy

III. SOCIAL INDICATORS TELL US ABOUT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.

A. Urbanization rate—number or percentage of people living in cities or urban areas; usually, higher rates indicate higher levels of dev’t

B. Adult literacy rates—Participation in higher levels of economic activity (providing services & information) requires ability to read/write.

C. Internet usersD. No. of doctorsE. Electricity consumption

IV. LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENTA. Developing

1. Less diversified economies—mostly agriculture, mining, fishing, logging; some manufacturing

2. Lower levels of education & health care3. Less urbanization4. Reliance on agriculturelow GDP5. Population growth due to high birth rates

& slightly lower death rates6. May have less gov’t stabililty and/or more

authoritarian gov’ta. Oligarchy=rule by a few peopleb. Military rule

B. Underdeveloped1. agriculture, mining, fishing, logging, manufacturing/production; outsourced economic activity often located in underdeveloped countries

2. high birth rates 3. rapidly declining death

ratesrapid pop. growth 4. more gov’t stability—newly

democratic

C. Developed 1. economic activity=providing

goods/services & information 2. low birth rates 3. death rates only slightly different

from birth ratesslow or negative pop. growth

4. high urbanization, GDP/GNP, adult literacy

5. stable gov’t (democratic)

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX

Above: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HDImap_current.png

POPULATION TRENDS: URBAN DENSITY MAP

•What patterns do you see?•What processes created these patterns?•What predictions can you make?

POPULATION TRENDS: POPULATION PYRAMIDS

ACTIVITY: DETERMINING LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT

Using the packet you are given, record the data for each country.

Determine the level of development. Color the map after constructing a

legend. Use green for developed, orange for underdeveloped, and red for developing.