DEVELOPING – DEVELOPED NATIONS
More than 150 countries in
Asia, Africa, the Middle East,
and Latin America are classified as developing
nations.
They are a diverse group in terms of culture, religion,
geography, economic progress and activities, and
types of government...
However, they do share characteristics that define them as developing nations.
There is no agreed upon way for geographers to
designate "developed" as opposed to "developing"
countries .
WHAT IS A “DEVELOPING” versus a “DEVELOPED” NATION?
But most agree that a developing country is
a country with a: relatively low standard of
living, undeveloped industries,
and low Human Development
Index.
WHAT IS A “DEVELOPING” versus a “DEVELOPED” NATION?
The Standard of Livingrefers to the quality and quantity of goods and services available to people and the way these are distributed within a population.
This classification is also often measured by statistics such as income per person,income inequality, and poverty rate.
There are other factors considered when measuring
standard of living.
Some factors are overpopulation,
…infrastructural development,
…political stability,
…and other indicatorssuch as access and quality of health care,
…educational standards,
… and social rights.
Examples are access to certain goods
(such as number of telephones
per 1000 people), or measures of health such
as life expectancy.
“Developing” nations’ economies rely on a few export crops; farming is conducted by primitive methods; and rapid population growth threatens the supply of food.
World Population
Growth
The Human Development is used by the United Nations to described the progress of the world’s nations…
How Are Nations “Rated” as Either “DEVELOPED’ or “DEVELOPING?”
The Human Development Index
is a measure of life expectancy,
literacy, education, and
standards of living for countries worldwide.
World Life Expectancy Rates
WORLD LITERACY RATES
It is a method of measuring well-being, especially child welfare.
It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed or developing.
Human Development Index
HDI report ██ High human development██ Medium human development██ Low human development██ Unavailable
Top countries (HDI)
1. Norway 2. Iceland 3. Australia 4. Ireland 5.Sweden 6.Canada 7.Japan 8.United States 9.Switzerland 10.Netherlands
Another way to measure a nation’s progress, focusing on the amount of poverty in a country, is the Human Poverty Index.
“Developed” regions, based on the Human Poverty Index:
Many argue that economic development requires some combination of
representative government (democracy), a free market economy,
and a general lack of corruption.
Most geographers agree that Japan Canada, and the United States, Australia and Europe are considered "developed" regions.
In summary, the key characteristic of developing nations…
…is that many people living in them cannot afford the
levels of food,
…shelter, clothing, and medical care…
…that are enjoyed by people in developed
nations.
DEVELOPING – DEVELOPED NATIONS
DEVELOPING – DEVELOPED NATIONS
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