Developed and Developing Nations

These characteristics describe which country?

- provides information technology and software services around the world

- off shoring industry contributes much to its economy

=projected to become the worlds 3rd major economic power within 10 years

- young population- half billion under age 24

• United States

• China

• India

• japan

These characteristics describe which country?

- decentralization of economics control and attraction of foreign investment led to industrial growth

- one of the most rapidly aging countries

- ranks first in coal production, second in salt

- problems include environmental pollution, inequality of income, lack of political reforms

• Australia

• China

• India

• Mongolia

In which area on the map is MOST likely that more than 35% of the people are malnourished?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The characteristics in the box BEST describe what type of nations

• Developed

• Developing

• communist

• capitalist

In which country are the people expected to live the longest?

• India

• United States

• Australia

• Nigeria

In which country are the people living mostly in rural areas?

• India

• United States

• Australia

• Nigeria

Which countries are most likely developing nations?

• India and Australia

• US and Australia

• India and Nigeria

• Nigeria and Australia

A poor country that is moving toward development and trying to improve the standard of its people is called a

• Developed nation

• command economy nation

• market economy nation

• developing nation