Saturday 22 April 2017

Analyzing Developed and Developing Nations



*Tentative presentation dates: Week of May 15

Name: _____________________
Partner:_____________________
Class:______________________
Developed Nation:______________________
Developing Nation:______________________
Guardian Signature:______________________
Final Grade:______________________

An In-Depth Comparison of Developed and Developing Nations Focusing on
World Human Patterns/ World Economic Systems/Mobility, Migration and Culture



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Background
Information

-Is the Nation Developed or Developing?
-Very Brief History – When started? By whom? Two-three key events
-Flag – When was it chosen? Significance of colours and/or symbols on it?
-Culture – typical food / clothing / music (20 second snippet)
-Famous people and their accomplishments (One per country)
-Language(s) Spoken
-Religion(s) practiced
-Maps: Political close up and full world
-Map: Physical – discuss landforms
-Map: Climate
-Government Structure – briefly explain
-Education System – describe
-Literacy Rates (with chart or graph)
-Health Care System - describe
-Unique Landforms and landmarks (natural and man-made)






Unit 1: World Human Patterns

-Major Cities / Capital city (location / population / discuss -site and  situation)
-Population
-Population distribution with map
-Population Density (with calculation shown)
-Population Distribution – with map – explain if linear/scattered/clustered
-Population pyramid - discuss
-Natural Increase (Birth rate – death rate)
-Life Expectancy and explain why it is high / medium/ low
-Infant Mortality Rate





Unit 2: World Economic Patterns

-Income GNI/GDP per capita
-Major Industries – Are they primary, secondary or tertiary?
-Map: Resource/Economic (showing biotic vs. abiotic)
-Greenhouse Gas Emissions  (chart /graph)
-Agriculture/ Land Use
-Type of Economy – Traditional, Mixed, Market, Command
-Technology





Unit 3: Migration, Mobility and Culture

-Assimilation vs. Multiculturalism
-Migration (immigration vs. emigration)
– Push/pull factors (i.e. - entry visas)
-Typical methods of transportation
-Do they receive Developmental Aid? (i.e. - NGO / Foreign, bilateral, multilateral, tied aid)





-Use of Class Time
-Completion of task on time




References

-A separate slide with references for sources of all information is included
-A separate slide with references for all images is included
-Students have used a wide variety of age and ability appropriate research sources