Resources

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Resources
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Resources

• The sum total of assets that determine if a
  country is rich or poor.
• Resources are either
• Natural- found in ___________
• Human- produced by ___________
• Capital- the result of combining natural and
  human resources to create an economic system.
• Capital means _______________

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Nuclear Energy
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Water Power
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Geothermal Energy
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Solar Energy
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Developed and Developing Nations
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Developed Country
Developing Country

• Low birth rate
• Most of the people are over 15 years of age
• Long life expectancy
• Low infant mortality rate
• Most people live in urban areas (cities)
• High per capita Gross Domestic Product
• High literacy rate
• Highly industrialized
• People make a living in secondary or tertiary
  economic activities

• High birth rate
• Most of the people are less than 15 years of age
• Low life expectancy
• High infant mortality rate
• Most people live in rural areas (country side)
• Low per capita Gross Domestic Product
• Low literacy rate
• Little industry
• People make a living in primary economic
  activities.

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Population
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True of False?

• The population of the world is evenly
  distributed?

__________
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Developed or Developing Country?
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This is why.
Low life expectancy
Majority of the population is less than 15 year
old.
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Developed or Developing Country?
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This is why..
High life expectancy
Majority of the population is over 15 years old.
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Which figures represent the shape of a population
pyramid of a developing (poor) county?
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Which figures represent the shape of a population
pyramid of a developed (rich) county?