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Very High(4): 1-47 High(3):48-94 Medium(2):95-141 Low(1):142-187

World Statistics. Very High(4): 1-47 High(3):48-94 Medium(2):95-141 Low(1):142-187. World Averages: HDI: .682 Literacy: 88/79% GDP: 12,000 Life: 68/72. Chad. War in Sudan Janjawiid killed thousands Humanitarian crisis, with refugees fleeing into Chad. Mexico.

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Very High(4): 1-47 High(3):48-94 Medium(2):95-141 Low(1):142-187

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  1. World Statistics Very High(4): 1-47 High(3):48-94 Medium(2):95-141 Low(1):142-187 World Averages: HDI: .682 Literacy: 88/79% GDP: 12,000 Life: 68/72

  2. Chad • War in Sudan • Janjawiid killed thousands • Humanitarian crisis, with refugees fleeing into Chad

  3. Mexico • Population of over 100 million • Vibrant traditional culture • “Americanization,” including “big box” stores in the cities

  4. United States • Global trendsetter • “Junk food” • Many Americans trying to watch their diet

  5. Bhutan • Small, mountainous country • Traditional agricultural lifestyle • Social, medical, and environmental difficulties

  6. Mexico • World’s largest Spanish-speaking country • Rapid industrialization • Emerging middle class • Increasing urbanization

  7. Ecuador • Small, mountainous country • High altitude means difficult growing conditions

  8. Thailand • Never colonized • Relatively stable government and growing economy • Buddhist culture

  9. Mongolia • Sparsely populated • Formerly communist, now democratic • One-third of people are nomadic or semi-nomadic; one-third live in the capital city

  10. Japan • Major changes in the past century • Most people live in urban areas on the coasts • Similarities and differences between Japanese and American families

  11. Japan • Island country • Relatively homogeneous HDI: .901(12) Lit. 99% Life 83 GDP: 35,200

  12. Cuba • Island country in the Caribbean • Major sugar producer in the 19th century; African slaves • Fidel Castro

  13. Kuwait • Small country along the Persian Gulf • Vast petroleum resources • Economy flourished in the 20th century • Severely damaged by 1990 Iraq invasion

  14. South Africa • Mineral wealth • Apartheid • Soweto

  15. Mali • Vast mineral resources and cultural wealth • A very poor country • At one time, a very wealthy kingdom • Former French colony

  16. Iceland • A highly developed country • Natural energy resources

  17. Samoa HDI: .688(99) Lit. 99% Life 73 GDP: 6,000 • Formerly called Western Samoa • Traditional culture with some modernization • Christianity

  18. Mali • No fast-food chains or supermarkets • Almost no modern conveniences • Women and children do the housework and cooking

  19. Kuwait • High standard of living • Immigrant laborers

  20. Germany • High standard of living • Two separate countries until 1990 • Economic disparities persist between the East and the West

  21. Bhutan • Subsistence farming • New electricity

  22. China • Rapidly urbanizing, but still very agricultural • Many villagers enjoy some modern conveniences

  23. India • Over one billion people • Highly diverse • 40% extremely poor, with a growing middle class

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