Chapter 49 Developed & developing countries

With a partner; 1. Note down 10 developing countries 2. What common characteristics do these countries have? 3. What problems do they have? 4. What do you think can be done to develop these countries? *do Getting started P225

CHARACTERISTICS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES low GDP per capita classifications/country-and-lending-groups classifications/country-and-lending-groups low life expectancy low literacy rates high population growth poor infrastructure poor health low labour productivity *do Q1

Trade in developing countries Recent trends are;  migration to developed countries  FDI in Africa *Look at figure What trends can you see? less reliance on commodities debt cancellation  in protectionism / trade barriers

Trade in developed countries Can you guess the top 5 exporting countries in the world?top 5 exporting countries What % of total world trade do you think these 5 countries make up? More recent trends;  manufacturing in developing countries  development gap (gap b/t rich & poor countries)  regional trade agreements (RTAs) e.g.(RTAs) e.g. *exam practice