Developed and Developing Countries

Developed and Developing Countries

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Poll

The U.N. classifies developing countries as those that (choose 2)

• lower incomes

• slow population growth

• agricultural based economies

• strong social support system

Local Population Pressures

Rapid population growth can overwhelm a countries natural resources and create environmental problems such as deforestation, topsoil exhaustion and animal extinction. Additionally the people in these regions may experience malnutrition, starvation and disease.

Multiple Select

The environmental problems created by rapid population growth on the previous slide are largely problems found in

• developed countries

• developing countries

Multiple Choice

Although life is good and population growth is slow in developed countries they use up __ of the world's resources.

• 50%

• 75%

• 20%

Ecological Footprints

A countries ecological footprint describes the area of land needed to support one person in a particular country. This is done by estimating land used for crops, grazing, forest products, housing as well as the amount of forest needed to absorb the air pollution caused by fossil fuels.

Poll

Using Figure 18, identify which 2 countries have are considered developed countries based on their ecological footprints.

• India

• Mexico

• U.S.

• Britain

Poll

By analyzing Table 1, which country appears to be the least developed?

• Japan

• Mexico

• Indonesia

Multiple Select

In analyzing health and energy use it shows that people in developed countries

• live longer

• live shorter

• use less energy

• use more energy