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Development test on Friday . Development refers to improvement in material conditions. . Indicators of Development. Economic indicators of development Gross domestic product per capita Types of jobs Raw materials Consumer goods Social indicators of development Education and literacy
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Development test on Friday Development refers to improvement in material conditions.
Indicators of Development • Economic indicators of development • Gross domestic product per capita • Types of jobs • Raw materials • Consumer goods • Social indicators of development • Education and literacy • Health and welfare • Demographic indicators of development • Life expectancy – Infant mortality rate • Natural increase rate – Crude birth rate
Human Development Index, 2005 Fig. 9-1: Developed by the United Nations, the HDI combines several measures of development: life expectancy at birth, adjusted GDP per capita, and knowledge (schooling and literacy).
More & Less Developed Regions • More developed regions • Anglo-America – Western Europe • Eastern Europe – Japan • South Pacific • Less developed regions • Latin America – East Asia • Southeast Asia – Middle East • South Asia – Sub-Saharan Africa
The difference in per capita GDP between the more developed and less developed regions is widening.
The value of total output of goods and services in a year in a country is its Gross Domestic Product. This map show you the Gross Domestic Product around the world.
Less Developed (3rd World Countries) In less developed countries, consumer goods such as telephones, televisions, and motor vehicles are owned by a minority of the people.
LDC (Less Developed Countries) higher crude birth rates higher dependency rates higher percentage of children under age fifteen lower percentage of elderly shorter life expectancy
The Middle East shows promise of becoming more developed primarily because of abundant petroleum reserves. They are the worlds leading producer of oil.
The highest level of development within Latin America is found in Southern South America