2. Developed Countries of the world are… industrialized full of modern technology people there live in large towns and cities most people work in service jobs hold ¼ of the world’s population and ¾ of the world’s money very few poor live in developed countries

3. Developing Countries of the world are… agricultural contain little technology people there live in small towns and villages many poor and hungry An estimated 24 people die every minute from hunger--most are children under 3

5. Developing Countries of the world… have lots of farming, but poor soil grows little food. People must farm if they want to eat--this is called subsistence farming. For example, India has lots of food but there are so many people no can find a job, so no one has money to buy food almost no education in a developing country

7. Demographics refers to characteristics and statistics that describe a population or group of people. Here are some key demographics that can be used to compare different areas of the world:

8. Population

9. Birth rate ~ this is the ratio of births per 1,000 people in an area in a given year North America ~15/1000 Latin America ~30/1000 Europe ~13/1000 Soviet Asia (the old Soviet Union) ~19/1000 Asia (China, India, Japan) ~28/1000 Africa ~44/1000

10. Death rate ~ this is the ratio of deaths per 1,000 people in an area in a given year North America ~ Latin America ~ Europe ~ Soviet Asia ~ Asia (China, India, Japan) ~ Africa ~ 9/1000 8/1000 10/1000 11/1000 10/1000 16/1000

11. North America ~ Latin America ~ Europe ~ Soviet Asia ~ Asia (China, India, Japan) ~ Africa ~ Growth rate ~ the percentage at which the population grows each year; under ½% is considered controlled; over 1% is too fast.7% 2.2%.3%.9% 1.9% 2.9%

12. North America ~ Latin America ~ Europe ~ Soviet Asia ~ Asia (China, India, Japan) ~ Africa ~ Doubling time ~ the number of years it would take to double an area’s population 101 years 31 years 272 years 79 years 37 years 24 years

13. North America ~ Latin America ~ Europe ~ Soviet Asia ~ Asia (China, India, Japan) ~ Africa ~ Infant mortality rate ~ this is a ratio of infant deaths (<1 year old) per 1,000 people in an area in a given year 10/1000 58/1000 13/1000 26/1000 86/1000 113/1000

14. North America ~ Latin America ~ Europe ~ Soviet Asia ~ Asia (China, India, Japan) ~ Africa ~ Life expectancy ~ number of years a person can be expected to live in a given area 75 years 66 years 74 years 69 years 61 years 49 years